Lettermore
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Lettermore
Leitir Móir | |
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Village | |
Location in Ireland | |
Coordinates: 53°17′20″N 9°39′18″W / 53.289°N 9.655°WCoordinates: 53°17′20″N 9°39′18″W / 53.289°N 9.655°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Connacht |
County | County Galway |
Elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
Irish Grid Reference | L887279 |
As this is a Gaeltact village, the Irish Leitir Móir is the official name. |
Lettermore (Irish: Leitir Móir) is a Gaeltacht village in County Galway, Ireland. It is also the name of an island, linked by road to the mainland, on which the village sits. The name comes from the Irish Leitir Móir meaning great rough hillside (leitir = rough hillside). The main spoken language of the area is Irish. Lettermore island is in two halves. The eastern half is known as Lettermore, while the western half is known as Lettercallow (Leitir Calaidh, "rough hillside by a marshy area").
Demographics[]
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Source: Central Statistics Office. "CNA17: Population by Off Shore Island, Sex and Year". CSO.ie. Retrieved 12 October 2016. |
See also[]
- List of towns in the Republic of Ireland
- Darach O'Cathain
- Gorumna
- CLG Naomh Anna, Leitir Móir
- Fiachra Breathnach
- Seoighe Inish Bearachain
- Peigín Leitir Móir
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See also[]
- List of towns in the Republic of Ireland
Categories:
- Towns and villages in County Galway
- Gaeltacht places in County Galway
- Gaeltacht towns and villages
- Articles on towns and villages in Ireland possibly missing Irish place names
- Islands of County Galway
- County Galway geography stubs