Origin of name
The name Lackagh is derived from the Irish Leacach, from leac meaning “flagstone” or “slab.” It is used in several Irish townlands and parishes and describes a stony or slabby place. Victorian developers in Belfast often borrowed such names when laying out new streets.
History
1876 – First reference in the Ulster Examiner and Northern Star, which listed Lackagh Street among streets receiving new public lamps.
1880s–1960s – Regularly appears in Belfast street directories as a street off the Newtownards Road in Ballymacarrett.
16 May 1972 – Belfast Telegraph article referred to the “last days of Lackagh Street” as redevelopment took hold in east Belfast.
6 November 1974 – A death notice recorded a resident as “late of Lackagh Street,” confirming the street was still in use as an address at that time.
Mid–late 1970s – The street was cleared, and the name survived in the new housing development Lackagh Court a small cul-de-sac built on or near the site of the old terraces.
Present day – Lackagh Court preserves the memory of the older street within a modern layout.