Leitrim, County Down

Leitrim
Irish: *Liatroim*
Leitrim Irish: Liatroim;
	Location within County Down
Population	150 (2011 Census)
District	Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon;
County	County Down;
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Banbridge
Postcode district	BT32
Dialling code	028
Police	Northern Ireland
Fire	Northern Ireland
Ambulance	Northern Ireland
UK Parliament	South Down;
NI Assembly	South Down;
	List of places UK Northern Ireland Down 54°17′10″N 5°59′56″W / 54.286°N 5.999°WCoordinates: 54°17′10″N 5°59′56″W / 54.286°N 5.999°W

Leitrim (from Irish Liatroim 'grey ridge') is a townland and hamlet in County Down, Northern Ireland, near Castlewellan.

There are two townlands called Leitrim in South Down, one is referred to as Upper Leitrim, the other, as Lower Leitrim. One being closer to Hilltown, the other approximately 6 miles from Castlewellan, near Dromara. It is set between the Dromara Hills (Slieve Croob) and the Mourne Mountains. It is claimed to be home to the MacCartan clan of Kinelarty.

Places of interest[]

Legannany Dolmen is situated nearby, on the slopes of Slieve Croob.^[1]

The Great Northern Railway[]

The Leitrim railway station was opened on 24 March 1906.^[2]

The station closed on 2 May 1955. The station was opened by the Great Northern Railway (Ireland) and was closed by the Ulster Transport Authority.

References[]

^ "Banbridge". Travel Now. Retrieved 11 December 2007.
^ "Leitrim station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 6 May 2012.

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List of places in County Down
Cities	Belfast (part) Lisburn (part) Newry (part)
Towns	Ballynahinch Banbridge Bangor Carryduff Comber Donaghadee Downpatrick Dromore Dundonald Holywood Kilkeel Newcastle Newtownards Warrenpoint
Villages and townlands	Annahilt Annalong Annsborough Ardglass Attical Aughnacloy Ballela Balloo Ballybannan Ballydargan Ballygowan Ballyhalbert Ballyhay Ballyholme Ballyhornan Ballykinler Ballylesson Ballylough Ballymacmaine Ballymartin Ballynagarrick Ballynahatty Ballynoe Ballyskeagh Ballywalter Benraw Blackskull Bleary Braniel Bryansford Burren Cabra Carnalea Carrowdore Castlewellan Clandeboye Cloghy Clough Conlig Corbet Corcreeny/Gibson's Hill Crawfordsburn Cregagh Crossgar Cultra Derryneill Dollingstown Donaghcloney Dromara Drumaness Drumbeg Drumbo Drumlough, Hillsborough Drumlough, Rathfriland Dundrum Dunnaval Edenderry Gamblestown Gilford Gilnahirk Gransha Greencastle Greyabbey Groomsport Helen's Bay Hillhall Hillsborough Hilltown Katesbridge Kilcoo Kilcooley Killinchy Killinure Killough Killowen Killyleagh Kinallen Kircubbin Lawrencetown Legacurry Legananny Leitrim Lenaderg Loughbrickland Loughinisland Lurganare Lurganville Magheraconluce Magheralin Mayobridge Maze Millisle Moira Moneyreagh Moneyslane Monteith Portaferry Portavogie Poyntzpass Rathfriland Ravernet Ringhaddy Rostrevor Saintfield Saul Scarva Seaforde Seahill Sheeptown Shrigley Spa Strangford Struell Tievenadarragh Tullylish Tullynakill Waringsford Waringstown Whiterock
Landforms	Ards Peninsula Burr Point Carlingford Lough Cloughmore Copeland Islands Cranfield Point Lecale peninsula Lough Island Reavy Mournes St. John's Point Slieve Croob Strangford Lough
Baronies	Ards Lower Ards Upper Castlereagh Lower Castlereagh Upper Dufferin Iveagh Lower Iveagh Upper Kinelarty Lecale Lower Lecale Upper Lordship of Newry Mourne
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Leitrim, County Down

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Places of interest[]

The Great Northern Railway[]

References[]

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