Lettermacaward
{{short description|Gaeltacht village in County Donegal, Ireland}}
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Leitir Mhic an Bhaird or Leitir Mhic a' Bhaird (anglicised as Lettermacaward)[http://logainm.ie/?text=Lettermacaward&placeID=1396258 Placenames Database of Ireland]{{Dead url|date=December 2023}} is a Gaeltacht village in the Rosses region of County Donegal, Ireland. The village, known colloquially as Leitir (pronounced letcher), is between the larger towns of Glenties and Dungloe. It is also a civil parish in the historic barony of Boylagh.{{cite web|title=Lettermacaward|url=http://www.thecore.com/seanruad/|website=IreAtlas Townlands Database|accessdate=6 May 2015}}
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 club is Na Rossa.
Civil parish of Lettermacaward
=Townlands=
The civil parish contains the following townlands:
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- 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
- Longfield
- Madavagh
- Meenacarn
- Meenagowan
- Ranny
- Stranasaggart
- Toome
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See also
References
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External links
- [http://lettermacaward.info Further information on the area]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140912104226/http://www.ahg.gov.ie/ie/Straiteis20BliaindonGhaeilge/Foilseachain/Staid%C3%A9ar%20Cuimsitheach%20Teangeola%C3%ADoch%20ar%20%C3%9As%C3%A1id%20na%20Gaeilge%20sa%20Ghaeltacht%20%28achoimre%29.pdf Irish language study 2006]
{{County Donegal}}
Category:Gaeltacht places in County Donegal