Village in County Galway, Ireland
Village in Connacht, Ireland
Lettermore Leitir Móir |
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Village |
 Tigh Phlunkett and Siopa Phlunkett, public house and shop, Lettermore |
| 53°17′20″N 9°39′18″W / 53.289°N 9.655°W / 53.289; -9.655 |
| Country | Ireland |
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| Province | Connacht |
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| County | County Galway |
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| Elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
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| Population | 542 |
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| Irish Grid Reference | L887279 |
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| As this is a Gaeltact village, the Irish Leitir Móir is the official name. |
Lettermore (Irish: Leitir Móir, lit. 'great rough hillside')[2] is a Gaeltacht village in County Galway, Ireland. It is also the name of the island, linked by road to the mainland, on which the village sits. The main spoken language of the area is Irish.
Lettermore island is in two halves. The eastern half is known as Lettermore, while the western half is known as Lettercallow (Irish: Leitir Calaidh, lit. 'rough hillside by a marshy area').[3]
Demographics
Historical population| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1841 | 844 | — |
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| 1851 | 661 | −21.7% |
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| 1861 | 669 | +1.2% |
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| 1871 | 718 | +7.3% |
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| 1881 | 890 | +24.0% |
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| 1891 | 832 | −6.5% |
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| 1901 | 747 | −10.2% |
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| 1911 | 801 | +7.2% |
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| 1926 | 721 | −10.0% |
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| | Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1936 | 677 | −6.1% |
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| 1946 | 815 | +20.4% |
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| 1951 | 843 | +3.4% |
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| 1956 | 820 | −2.7% |
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| 1961 | 710 | −13.4% |
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| 1966 | 600 | −15.5% |
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| 1971 | 604 | +0.7% |
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| 1979 | 597 | −1.2% |
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| 1981 | 582 | −2.5% |
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| | Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1986 | 542 | −6.9% |
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| 1991 | 508 | −6.3% |
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| 1996 | 503 | −1.0% |
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| 2002 | 497 | −1.2% |
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| 2006 | 528 | +6.2% |
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| 2011 | 548 | +3.8% |
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| 2016 | 513 | −6.4% |
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| 2022 | 542 | +5.7% |
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| Source: Central Statistics Office. "CNA17: Population by Off Shore Island, Sex and Year". CSO.ie. Retrieved 12 October 2016. Population of Inhabited Islands Off the Coast (Report). Central Statistics Office. 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023. |
See also
References
- ^ Population of Inhabited Islands Off the Coast (Report). Central Statistics Office. 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ Galway County Heritage Office.
- ^ Census of Ireland, 1911: Area, Houses, and Population : Also the Ages, Civil Or Conjugal Condition, Occupations, Birthplaces, Religion, and Education of the People. United Kingdom, H.M. Stationery Office, 1912.
Gaeltacht
| Gaeltachtaí | | Ulster | | Gaeltacht Thír Conaill (Donegal) | - [[The Rosses|Na Rosa]]
- [[Gweedore|Gaoth Dobhair]]
- [[Cloughaneely|Cloch Cheann Fhaola]]
- Gaeltacht an Láir
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| Connacht | | Gaeltacht na Gaillimhe (Galway) | |
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| Munster | | Gaeltacht Chontae Chiarraí (Kerry) | |
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| Gaeltacht Chontae Chorcaí (Cork) | - [[Muskerry|Múscraí]]
- [[Cape Clear Island|Oileán Chléire]]
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| Gaeltacht na nDéise (Waterford) | - [[Ring, County Waterford|Rinn Ó gCuanach]]
- [[Old Parish|An tSean Phobal]]
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| Leinster | | Gaeltacht Chontae na Mí (Meath) | |
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| Deaneries | | Galway City East parishes | - Ballybane
- Ballinfoyle
- Cathedral
- Good Shepherd
- Mervue
- Renmore
- Saint Augustine
- Saint Francis
- Saint Patrick
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