Lettermore

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).^[2] 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").^[3]

Lettermore Leitir Móir
Village
Tigh Phlunkett and Siopa Phlunkett, public house and shop, Lettermore
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 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.

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1841 844 —     1851 661 −21.7% 1861 669 +1.2% 1871 718 +7.3% 1881 890 +24.0% 1891 832 −6.5% 1901 747 −10.2% 1911 801 +7.2% 1926 721 −10.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1936 677 −6.1% 1946 815 +20.4% 1951 843 +3.4% 1956 820 −2.7% 1961 710 −13.4% 1966 600 −15.5% 1971 604 +0.7% 1979 597 −1.2% 1981 582 −2.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1986 542 −6.9% 1991 508 −6.3% 1996 503 −1.0% 2002 497 −1.2% 2006 528 +6.2% 2011 548 +3.8% 2016 513 −6.4% 2022 542 +5.7%
Source: Central Statistics Office. "CNA17: Population by Off Shore Island, Sex and Year". CSO.ie. Retrieved 12 October 2016. Population of Inhabited Islands Off the Coast (Report). Central Statistics Office. 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.

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

1. Population of Inhabited Islands Off the Coast (Report). Central Statistics Office. 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
2. Galway County Heritage Office.
3. 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.