BROWSE
townland
Leitir Beag
genitive: Leitir Beag
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Letterbeg
(English)

Glossary

beag, big
English small
leitir, leitreach
English hillside

Hierarchy

county

barony

civil parish

Centrepoint

54.1075, -10.1232latitude, longitude
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Properties

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Archival records

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Historical references

1594
(?)Knockliteragh, one quarter called
F Leathanach: 5865
1617
Letterbeg
Inq.(ME) Leathanach: I.183
1635
Letterbegg, 1 cartron of
Straff. Inq. ME Leathanach: §55
1661
In Litterbeg, 1 Cartron in the 2 Qrs. of Termonheere
BSD (ME) Leathanach: 202
1685
Litterbeg
Hib. Del.
1711
Letterbeg
CGn. Imleabhar: 6.262.2102
1727
Litterbegg, cartron of
CGn. Imleabhar: 54.10.34673
1740
Letterbegg
CGn. Imleabhar: 99.227.60826
1751
Letterbegg
CGn. Imleabhar: 141.554.99695
1754
Letterbegg
CGn. Imleabhar: 169.85.112879
1756
Litterbeg
CGn. Imleabhar: 181.73.119978
1776
Letterbeg
Mackenzie Leathanach: 42
1780
Litterbeg orw. Letterbeg
CGn. Imleabhar: 336.118.224083
1788
Litterbeg
CGn. Imleabhar: 396.328.261490
1811
Letterbeg
Arrowsmith
1829
Letterbegg orw. Surgeview
CGn. Imleabhar: 851.12.569012
1830
Lettarbeg
Bald
1838
Lettarbegg
QR Rec. 1687:AL Leathanach: ME110,5
1838
Letterbeg
Maj. Bingham : AL Leathanach: ME110,5
1838
Leitir bheag, 'small letter or spewy hill side'
OD:AL Leathanach: ME110,5
1838
Letterbeg
OD:AL Leathanach: ME110,5
1838
Letterbeg
BS:AL Leathanach: ME110,5
1838
Letterbeg
BM:AL Leathanach: ME110,5
1838
Letterbeg
CM:AL Leathanach: ME110,5
1838
Letterbeg
Leases 1707 (Shaen):AL Leathanach: ME110,5

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