Leitir Mealláin
Lettermullen, (or possibly "the hill with the mill"), is a small island and village on the coast of southern Connemara in County Galway, Ireland. It is about west of Galway city, at the far western end of Galway Bay, Lettermullen is the westernmost of three islands; Lettermullen, Gorumna and Lettermore, along with smaller islands collectively known as Ceantar na nOileán ("District of the Islands") connected to the mainland by the bridges and causeways of the R374 road.
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Key facts
• Official Name — Lettermullen • Native Name — Leitir Mealláin • Type — Village • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Ireland • Subdivision Type1 — Province • Subdivision Name1 — Connacht • Subdivision Type3 — County • Subdivision Name3 — County Galway • Unit Pref — Metric • Population As Of — 2022 • Population Total — 214 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Custom Label Sec1 — Irish Grid Reference
Geography and geology
Geography and geology
Lettermullen is in the parish of Kilcummin, barony of Moycullen, and province of Connacht. It forms one side of Kiegall Bay, and its northern end is part of the shore of Casheen Bay. The island comprises about 250 acres of arable and pasture land. The inhabitants are chiefly employed in herring and cod fisheries and in the collection of seaweed for manure. Lettermullen is connected to the islands of Dinish (Daighinis), Furnish (Foirinis), Inisherk (Inis Eirc), and Crappagh (An Cnapach). The northern third of Lettermullan is composed of the same intrusive Devonian-aged granite underlying most of Galway that formed from crustal melting as a result of the Caledonian Orogeny in the late Silurian. The remainder of the island is made up of Ordovician-aged bedrock of sedimentary marine rocks and basalt.
Culture
Culture
Lettermullen is part of the Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking region of Ireland) and Irish is the most common spoken language. Accordingly, its official name is Leitir Mealláin. The orbiting islands of Crappagh (An Cnapach) and Furnish (Foirinis) are particularly pure areas regarding usage of the Irish language, as all residents are native speakers.
Landmarks
Landmarks
A very well preserved Signal Station is situated near Golam Head. These stations were built all along the Irish coast by the British from 1804 to 1806 to monitor for maritime invasions. A picturesque cemetery, Reilig Duigill, lies just south of the R374 road immediately after crossing the bridge from Gorumna. Down the road, the central village houses a national school (Scoil Náisiúnta Leitir Mealláin), the island's only church (Séipéal Réalt na Mara), the Lettermullen Heritage Centre (Ionad Oidhreachta Leitir Mealláin), and a summer college, as well as a small café, called Caifé na Feamainne (The Seaweed Café).
Notable people
Notable people
• Illustration — The Ethnography of Garumna and Lettermullen in the County Galway; 1899 • Antoine Ó Flatharta (playwright and scriptwriter)
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Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Central Statistics Office. Population of Inhabited Islands Off the Coast. 2023.
- 2.Robinson, Tim. Mapping South Connemara. Folding Landscapes. 1985. 978-0950400235.
- 3.Holland, C. H. (Charles Hepworth) Sanders, Ian. The geology of Ireland. Dunedin Academic. 2009. 978-1-903544-49-5.
- 4.Leitir Mealláin/Lettermullan Island. Logainm.ie.
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