Loughlynch Explained

Type:townland
Pushpin Map:United Kingdom
Coordinates:55.1667°N -6.4425°W

Loughlynch or Lough Lynch is a townland in the parish of Billy, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It lies about 3½ miles south-east of Bushmills and was once the site of a lake.[1]

History

Gillaspick MacDonnell’s widow, according to tradition gave birth to Coll MacGillaspick (Coll Ciotach) upon Glasineerin Island on Lough Lynch.

Notes and References

  1. Joyce (1910), p.443.