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Hamlet in Northern Ireland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Leitrim (from Irish Liatroim 'grey ridge'), is a small village in County Down, Northern Ireland, approximately 3 miles from Castlewellan, near Dromara, in the parish of Drumgooland. 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. [1]
Leitrim
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Leitrim from the view of Mccartans road, July 2022 | |
Location within County Down | |
Population | 150 (only includes Leitrim townland.) (2011 Census) |
District | |
County | |
Country | Northern Ireland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | CASTLEWELLAN |
Postcode district | BT31 |
Dialling code | 028 |
Police | Northern Ireland |
Fire | Northern Ireland |
Ambulance | Northern Ireland |
UK Parliament | |
NI Assembly | |
Within the centre of Leitrim village there is a Catholic church,[2] a shop and a bar. Along the Backaderry road there is also a pre-school, [3] an animal feed factory and the local Gaelic club.
Leitrim's Gaelic club (Liatroim Fontenoys GAC) is reputed to be the oldest in Down – being founded in 1888.[citation needed] Leitrim has developed friendly rivalries with Kilcoo GAC and Castlewellan GAC. Most years Leitrim will hold a festival in and around the club grounds.
Although there is only one village named Leitrim in south down, near Hilltown there is a small forest area and camping site named Leitrim lodge. [4]
Legananny Dolmen, a megalithic dolmen or cromlech, is located nearby on the slopes of Slieve Croob.[5]
Leitrim railway station, which opened on 24 March 1906, was closed on 2 May 1955.[6]
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