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Lettermullan

Lettermullen, is a small island and village on the coast of southern in , Ireland. It is about 58 km west of city, at the far western end of , Lettermullen is the westernmost of three islands; Lettermullen, and…
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Ireland
  • Also known as: “Leitir Mealláin”, “Lettermullen”, and “Lettermullen Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Séipéal Réalt na Mara and Furnace.

Church
Photo: Newbert12, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church.

Island
Island, or simply , is one of the inhabited South Connemara Islands of , in Ireland. It is connected to the mainland by a bridge to the island Lettermullan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lettermore and Carraroe.

Village
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is a Gaeltacht village in , Ireland. It is also the name of the island, linked by road to the mainland, on which the village sits. is situated 8 km northeast of Lettermullan.

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is a tiny village which is nevertheless the largest settlement on the / Cheathrú Rua Peninsula of Connemara in . It has a population of 725 people, and has one of the highest percentages of Irish speakers in the country, at 78%.

Village
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Cill Chiaráin is a coastal village in the Connemara area of in . The R340 passes through Cill Chiaráin. Cill Chiaráin lies in a Gaeltacht region, and Coláiste Sheosaimh hosts Irish language courses within the village. is situated 10 km north of Lettermullan.

Lettermullan

Latitude
53.23837° or 53° 14′ 18″ north
Longitude
-9.7393° or 9° 44′ 22″ west
Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)
Open location code
9C5G67Q6+87
Open­Street­Map ID
way 4563150
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
3230299
Wiki­data ID
Q2067687
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Turkish—“Lettermullan” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Leitir Mealláin”
  • Breton: “Leitir Mealláin”
  • Breton: “Lettermullen”
  • Catalan: “Leitir Mealláin”
  • Chinese: “里特爾馬蘭”
  • Dutch: “Leitir Mealláin”
  • Irish: “Leitir Mealláin”
  • Japanese: “レターマレン”
  • Japanese: “レターミューレン”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Lettermullen”
  • Turkish: “Lettermullen”
  • “Leitir Mealláin”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as An Teach Mór and Lettermullan.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ionad Oidhreachta Leitir Mealláin and Crappagh.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Lettermullan”. Photo: Angodowd, CC BY-SA 3.0.