BROWSE
townland
Leitir Mór
genitive: Leitir Mór
(Irish)
Litter More
(English)

Glossary

leitir, leitreach
English hillside
English great, big

Centrepoint

52.5082, -6.27429latitude, longitude
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Historical references

1553
? Lytter (Chahyr glass m’Art mBran)
F Alt: 1240
1603
? Lettir (James McGillpatricke)
CPR Leathanach: 12
1604
Litter (Hugh McShane)
CPR Leathanach: 50 (r. 45)
1618
Littermore (Francis Annesley)
CPR Leathanach: 358
1642 c
Litter (Law. Welsh))
Wexford Rebel List 1641 Leathanach: 51
1654
Litter (Mount Norris)
CS (LG) Leathanach: 43
1660
Litter (Mount Norris)
BSD (LG)
1836
Ford Village part of the townland of Littermore
Rental Book:WCA Imleabhar: WCA/P47 , Leathanach: 22
1840
Leitir mór ‘great Letter or spewy hillside’
OD:AL
1840
Litter
Co. Cess Ret.:AL (LG)
1840
Littermore
Murphy, H.:AL (LG)

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