BROWSE
townland
Leitir
genitive: Leitreach
non-validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Letter
(English)

Glossary

leitir, leitreach
English hillside

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

electoral division

Centrepoint

51.9199, -10.2227latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1585
Lytter
Owen McShane alias McKrehin
F Alt: 4677
1586
Leiter
Teige boy McKrohin
F Alt: 4888
1586
Lettyre alias Lettrighe
Desm. Surv. Leathanach: 18, Imleabhar: M5037
1590
Lettyr
Dermod mcFinen McCryhew, Owen McCrughen
F Alt: 5521
1590
Lyttyr
Anna McCruhen
F Alt: 5521
1597
Letter mc Chenchen
Thady mcOwen ny twoy I Sullyvane of
F Alt: 6183
1598
Letter
Clancarthy Surv. Leathanach: §108
1598
Letter
Caisleán léirithe [= 'Site of McCrehin's Castle' SO]
Clancarthy Surv. Leathanach: Lsc. barúntachtaí
1598
Letter
caisleán léirithe
Clancarthy Surv. Cairt: lsc. Yvragha
1601
Lieter mcCruoen
F Alt: 6469
1601
Lytter, Litter
... Dermod McFynin McCruhin
F Alt: 6569
1601
Lettir
F Alt: 6569
1601
Letter?
Owen mcConnoghor McOwen
F Alt: 6498
1601
Littir
Donogh encowne M'Cruhen
F Alt: 6515
1604
Letter-McClancroghin, castle, town and lands of
the estate of Connor Mc Owen O'Swillivan, otherwise called Mc Creohan
CPR Leathanach: 54a
1629
Litter
Inq.(Ci) Imleabhar: I, Leathanach: 228
1637
Letter
Inq.(Ci) Imleabhar: I, Leathanach: 313
1654-6
Lettir
CS X Leathanach: 85
1655
Littir
DS Leathanach: 15
1659
Letter
Cen. Leathanach: 259
1660c.
Lettir
BSD Leathanach: 21, 15
1671
Litters
ASE Leathanach: 47, 38
1685
Littir
Hib. Del.
1756
Littur
Smith Hist. Kerry, map
1756
Littur
Smith Hist. Kerry Leathanach: 107
1777
Litters
CGn. Imleabhar: 316, Leathanach: 164, Uimhir: 210799
1781
Letters
CGn. Imleabhar: 342, Leathanach: 51, Uimhir: 228146
1806
the Letters
CGn. Imleabhar: 584, Leathanach: 194, Uimhir: 368598
1814
Litter
CGn. Imleabhar: 681, Leathanach: 354, Uimhir: 468924
1826
Coom Letter, West Letter
TAB Leathanach: 2
1826
Letter Castle East, West
TAB Leathanach: 1
1841
Litter
TAB:AL Leathanach: Ci023,26
1841
Letter
Primrose, J.:AL Leathanach: Ci023,26
1841
Lettir
Nimmo Bar. Map 1811:AL Leathanach: Ci023,26
1841
Letter
Fitzgerald, Rev. E.:AL Leathanach: Ci023,26
1841
Letter
Bar. Cons.:AL Leathanach: Ci023,26
1841
Litters
ASE:AL Leathanach: Ci023,26
1841
Letter
BS:AL Leathanach: Ci023,26
1841
Litter
BM:AL Leathanach: Ci023,26
1841
Litter
Larkin (Ci):AL Leathanach: Ci023,26
1841
Letter
Larkin (Ci):AL Leathanach: Ci023,26
1841
Letter
BM:AL Leathanach: Ci023,26
1841
Litter
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: Ci023,26
1841
Litter
Smith Eng. Map:AL Leathanach: Ci023,26
1841
Lettir
Summons Reg.:AL (Ci) Leathanach: Ci023,26
1841
Leitir, 'a hill-side'
OD:AL Leathanach: Ci023,26
1841
Leitir
pl:AL Leathanach: Ci023,26
1841
Letter
OD:AL Leathanach: Ci023,26
1956
An Leitir
Bíonn 'an' roimhe le linn tsl tabhr. agus 'na' don ghein. .i. 'na Leitreach'
Uí Ráthach Leathanach: 18

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