Legnaderk

[3][4] The earliest surviving mention of the name relates to the Battle of Magh Slecht in 1256 which took place in Legnaderk between the O’Reilly and O’Rourke clans.

The Annals of Loch Cé for that year state- Cath Mhoighe Slecht ar brú Atha Derg, ag Allt na hellti, ós Bhealaigh na beithighe, ainm in catha sin (The battle of Magh-Slecht, on the brink of Ath-derg, at Alt-na-helti, over Bealach-na-beithighe, is the name of this battle).

[5] The Dúchas Folklore collection states- In Cromwell's time the Planters moved through these mountains which they attempted to cross.

But the Irish attacked them and drove them back after a fierce battle which was fought in the townland now called Legnaderk - Lug-na-Dearg from the amount of blood spilled.

[10] The Ordnance Survey Name Books for 1836 give the following description of the townland- There is a large mountain stream runs through the townland from west to east.