BROWSE
townland
Leitir Caoin
genitive: Leitir Caoin
(Irish)
Letterkeen
(English)

Glossary

English pleasant, fair
leitir, leitreach
English hillside

Centrepoint

54.0108, -9.58208latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1510c
Leitir Caéin, co Caeí caéin-bhrethach mac Fidaigh co
TBFlid. (Glenm.) Leathanach: 128
1510c
(?)Leitir, go Dún Flainn mic Fidaigh go
TBFlid. (Glenm.) Leathanach: 198
1510c
(?)go dunadh Flainn... A doirrseoir ud dunaid Flainn
TBFlid. (Glenm.) Leathanach: 210
1510c
(?)Leitir Fhidhaig, o
TBFlid. (Glenm.) Leathanach: 110
1752
Letikeyn
Pococke Leathanach: 85
1792
Lettikeen
Beaufort Map
1802
Lettikeen
Stat. Surv. Mayo
1805
Letterkeen
O’Donnel RR Leathanach: 2
1815
Letterkeen
O’Donnel RR Leathanach: 3
1830
Lettar keen, Breanlettar
Bald Uimhir: 13
1832
Letterkeen
TAB Leathanach: §20
1838
Letterkeen
Stoney, Rev. W.B.:AL Leathanach: ME040,32
1838
Letterkeen
["Rent Office, Westport"];
Rent Office:AL (ME) Leathanach: ME040,32
1838
Leitir caoin, 'beautiful letter of hill side with tricklings of water'
OD:AL Leathanach: ME040,32
1838
Leitir caoin
pl:AL Leathanach: ME040,32
1838
Letterkeen
OD:AL Leathanach: ME040,32
1838
[Letterkeen]
"It has on it one fort, no other antiquity" [Desc. Rem.];
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: ME040,32
1838
Letterkeen
BS:AL Leathanach: ME040,32
1838
Lettarkeen
CM:AL Leathanach: ME040,32
1838
Leterchíon
Giblin, P.:AL Leathanach: ME040,32

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