Lettermore
Village in County Galway, Ireland
Village in Connacht, Ireland
Lettermore Leitir Móir | |
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Village | |
Tigh Phlunkett and Siopa Phlunkett, public house and shop, Lettermore | |
53°17′20″N 9°39′18″W / 53.289°N 9.655°W / 53.289; -9.655 | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Connacht |
County | County Galway |
Elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
Population (2022[1]) | 542 |
Irish Grid Reference | L887279 |
As this is a Gaeltact village, the Irish Leitir Móir is the official name. |
Lettermore (Irish: Leitir Móir, lit. 'great rough hillside')[2] is a Gaeltacht village in County Galway, Ireland. It is also the name of the island, linked by road to the mainland, on which the village sits. 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 (Irish: Leitir Calaidh, lit. 'rough hillside by a marshy area').[3]
Demographics
See also
- List of towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland
- Darach Ó Catháin
- Gorumna
- CLG Naomh Anna, Leitir Móir
- Fiachra Breathnach
- Seoighe Inish Bearachain
- Peigín Leitir Móir
References
- ^ Population of Inhabited Islands Off the Coast (Report). Central Statistics Office. 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ Galway County Heritage Office.
- ^ Census of Ireland, 1911: Area, Houses, and Population : Also the Ages, Civil Or Conjugal Condition, Occupations, Birthplaces, Religion, and Education of the People. United Kingdom, H.M. Stationery Office, 1912.
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- Údarás na Gaeltachta
- Gaeltarra Éireann
- Coimisiún na Gaeltachta
- Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
- Saor Raidió Chonamara
- RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta
- TG4
- Acadamh na hOllscolaíochta Gaeilge
- Taibhdhearc na Gaillimhe
- Gluaiseacht Chearta Sibhialta na Gaeltachta
- Muintir na Gaeltachta
- An Coimisinéir Teanga
- Connemara
- Conradh na Gaeilge
- Bean an tí
- Gaelic revival
- Gaels
- Gaeltacht Act 2012
- Gaeltacht service town
- Gàidhealtachd
- Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
- Minister of State at the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
- Official Languages Act 2003
- Sean-nós singing
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