Leitir Mhic an Bhaird or Leitir Mhic a' Bhaird (anglicised as Lettermacaward)Placenames Database of Ireland
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Gaeltacht A ( , , ) is a district of Ireland, either individually or collectively, where the Irish government recognises that the Irish language is the predominant vernacular, or language of the home. The districts were first officially recognised ...

village in

the Rosses The Rosses (officially known by its Irish language name, ''Na Rosa''; in the genitive case ''Na Rosann'') is a traditional 'district' in the west of County Donegal in Ulster, the northern Provinces of Ireland, province in Ireland. The Rosses has ...

region of

County Donegal County Donegal ( ; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county of the Republic of Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Ulster and is the northernmost county of Ireland. The county mostly borders Northern Ireland, sharing only a small b ...

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. The village, known colloquially as ''Leitir'' (pronounced ''letcher''), is between the larger towns of

Glenties Glenties () is a town in County Donegal, Ireland. It is situated where two glens meet, north-west of the Bluestack Mountains, near the confluence of two rivers. Glenties is the largest centre of population in the parish of Iniskeel. Glenties ha ...

and

Dungloe ''An Clochán Liath'', known in English as Dungloe (sometimes misspelled as Dunglow; ), is a town on the west coast of County Donegal in Ulster, the northern province in Ireland. It is the main town in The Rosses and the largest in the Donegal ...

. It is also a

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government. Civil parishes can trace their origin to the ancient system of parishes, w ...

in the historic

barony Barony may refer to: * Barony, the peerage, office of, or territory held by a baron * Barony, the title and land held in fealty by a feudal baron * Barony (county division), a type of administrative or geographical division in parts of the British ...

Boylagh Boylagh () is a historic barony in County Donegal in Ireland. Patrick Weston Joyce said the name ''Boylagh'' comes from the territory of the O'Boyles. It was created along with Banagh when the former barony of Boylagh and Banagh was split in 179 ...

Irish language

There are approximately 650 people living in the Leitir Mhic an Bhaird ED and 19% Irish speakers.

Amenities

The village has two shops, 'Clerkin's', a family run service station, and 'Gallagher's Stop & Shop'. There are 3 pubs; Elliott's, the Gweebarra Bar, and Packie's Bar.

Sport

The local

Gaelic games Gaelic games () are a set of sports played worldwide, though they are particularly popular in Ireland, where they originated. They include Gaelic football, hurling, Gaelic handball and rounders. Football and hurling, the most popular of the s ...

club is Na Rossa.

Civil parish of Lettermacaward

The civil parish contains the village of Lettermacaward.

Townlands

The civil parish contains the following townlands: * Befflaght * Bellanaboy (also known as Derrynacarrow East) * Boyoughter * Commeen * Cor * Derryleconnell Far * Derryleconnell Near * Derrynacarrow * Derrynacarrow East (also known as Bellanaboy) * Derrynagrial * Derrynanaspol * Dooey * Farragans * Galwolie *

Glebe A glebe (, also known as church furlong, rectory manor or parson's close(s)) is an area of land within an ecclesiastical parish used to support a parish priest. The land may be owned by the church, or its profits may be reserved to the church. ...

* Longfield * Madavagh * Meenacarn * Meenagowan * Ranny * Stranasaggart *

Toome Toome or Toomebridge () is a small village and townland on the northwest corner of Lough Neagh in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It lies in the civil parish of Duneane in the former barony of Toome Upper, and is in the Antrim and Newtownabbe ...

References

External links

Further information on the areaIrish language study 2006
{{County Donegal Gaeltacht places in County Donegal Gaeltacht towns and villages The Rosses Towns and villages in County Donegal