THE TOWNLAND OF LENALEA

The townland of Lenalea is in the parish of Kildarton in Armagh County. It
is labelled number 14 on the map.

Paterson (Armachiana, Vol. 16, p.24) notes:

Lenalea. “The grey meadow”. Lena means, in a general sort of way,
swampy or wet meadow, ans is in common use in Ulster. Liath (pronounced leea)
is the same as the English word grey and occurs also as a termination in Lislea
– grey fort – of which there are four examples in the county.

PRONI records: D.522/19 (Map of part of Lenalea.); D.522/31 (Rental.); D.943/2
(Graham estate.); D.1201/1 (Encumbered estates rental, etc.); T.955/28 (Rental.);
D.1522/3 (Estate papers of Boyle estate.C 1713); OS/6/2/12/1 (Surveyed 1835.
Engraved 1835.); OS/6/2/12/2 (Surveyed 1835. Revised 1860. Engraved 1860 (Stat
file copy).); OS/6/2/12/3 (Not Received.); OS/6/2/12/4 (Surveyed 1835. Revised
1905-06. Reprinted 1931-1947. Published 1931 with mss markings in red and stamped
references 2566, 2567, 2573.); OS/6/2/12/5 (Surveyed 1906. Revised 1948. Levelled
1888 and 1906. Levels revised 1949. Published 1953. (2 copies) – 1 being reprint
1953, 56, 61).); OS/6/2/13/1 (Surveyed 1834-35. Engraved 1835.); OS/6/2/13/2
(Surveyed 1834-35. Revised 1860. Engraved 1863 (Stat file copy).); OS/6/2/13/3
(Surveyed 1834-35. Revised 1905-06. Published 1930.); OS/6/2/13/4 (Surveyed
1905-06. Revised 1954-55. Levelled 1888 and 1892 and 1902, 1905-1906. Levels
part revised 1948. Published 1958. (2 copies).); OS/6/2/16/1 (Surveyed 1834-35.
Engraved 1835.); OS/6/2/16/2 (Surveyed 1834-35. Engraved 1835. Revised 1860.
Engraved 1862.); OS/6/2/16/3 (Surveyed 1834-35. Revised 1906. Levelled 1888-89
and 1906. Published 1908. Reprint 1952, 1954.); OS/6/2/16/4 (Surveyed 1834-35.
Revised 1906. Levelled 1888-89 and 1906. Published 1908. Reprint 1929.); OS/6/2/16/5
(Surveyed 1834-35. Revised 1906. Levelled 1888-89 and 1906. Published 1908.
Reprint 1952, 1954 with Mss. markings in red and stamped ref. 2568.); OS/6/2/16/6
(Surveyed 1906. Revised 1955. Levelled 1906. Published 1958. (2 copies).); OS/6/2/17/1
(Surveyed 1835. Engraved 1835.); OS/6/2/17/2 (Surveyed 1835. Engraved 1835.
Revised 1860. Engraved 1863.); OS/6/2/17/3 (Surveyed 1835. Revised 1906. Published
1908. Reprinted 1929, 1932.); OS/6/2/17/4 (Surveyed 1906. Revised 1954-5. Levelled
1889, 1892 and 1906. Published 1958 (2 copies).); VAL/1B/213 (1st valuation
records.); VAL/12B/10/24A, VAL/12B/10/24B, VAL/12B/10/24C, VAL/12B/10/24D (Valuation
annual revision list.); VAL/2B/2/12B (Griffith valuation list.); D.266/357;
D.1201/1/20 (Encumbered estates rental.13 Nov. 1855).