Lacken, County Wicklow

Lacken (Irish: An Leacain) is a small village in the west of County Wicklow, Ireland, located on the shores of the Blessington lakes. It is part of the parish of Valleymount. The village in situated on the Blessington 'Lake Drive' and is often noted for its view across the lake.[1]

For other uses, see Lacken.

A post office was opened in Lacken on 4 September 1951 as a sub-office to Blessington,[2] but has since been closed.

A newly built primary school was opened in January 2011[3] and the old primary school has become a community center.

See also

References
  1. "Blessington Lakes". Visit Wicklow. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  2. Frank, Harald; Stange, Klaus (29 September 1990). Irische Postämter und ihre Stempeltypen / Irish Post Offices [Irish Post Offices and their postmarks]. Munich: Forchumgs- und Arbeitsgemeinschaft Irland e.V. p. 296. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  3. "Lacken National School". Lackeens.com. 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2020.


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