BROWSE
townland
Leitir
genitive: Leitreach
(Irish)
Letter
(English)

Glossary

leitir, leitreach
English hillside

Centrepoint

54.1612, -8.17602latitude, longitude
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Historical references

Nóta
Nóta
"Cf. *Leitir Fiáin, p: Kiltubbrid, b: Leitrim Co, DG, FM, Ci, ME UF Leitir Ga Leitir "
Nóta
n/a
"Pinkman: Leitir = A wet or spewy hillside. Leitir may, also, mean a steep ascent or descent, a cliff "
Nóta
1641?
Letter
Inq. Leathanach: 183
1659
Letter
Cen. Leathanach: 567
1660c
Litter
BSD Leathanach: 64
1685
Litter
Hib. Del.
1735
Litter o/w Letter
CGn. Leathanach: 78.523.57537
1817
Leiter
Larkin
1834?
Letter
TAB Leathanach: Innéacs (60:16/8)
1834?
Lettar
TAB Leathanach: 61 (60:16/8)
1836
Litther
BS:AL
1836
Leiter
Larkin (Li)
1836
Letther
Buck, H.:AL
1836
Letter
Peace, Clerk of:AL
1836
Litter
DS:AL
1836
Leitir
pl:AL
1836
Leitir
'a spewy hillside'
OD:AL
1836
Letter
OD:AL

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