Leitrim (), is a small village in

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, approximately 3 miles from

Castlewellan Castlewellan () is a small town in County Down, in the south-east of Northern Ireland close to the Irish Sea. It is beside Castlewellan Lake and Slievenaslat mountain, southwest of Downpatrick. It lies between the Mourne Mountains and Slieve ...

, near

Dromara Dromara ()Placenames NI
is a village,

Drumgooland. It is set between the Dromara Hills (

Slieve Croob __NOTOC__ Slieve Croob () is a mountain with a height of in the middle of County Down, Northern Ireland. It is the heart of a mountainous area, the Dromara Hills, north of the Mourne Mountains. It is designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Be ...

) and the Mourne Mountains. It is claimed to be home to the MacCartan clan of

Kinelarty Kinelarty () is a former Irish district and barony in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies east of the centre of the county, and is bordered by five other baronies: Iveagh Upper, Lower Half to the west; Lecale Upper to the south and south-eas ...

Former Inn stables at Leitrim - geograph

Within the centre of Leitrim village there is a

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church, a

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and a

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. Along the Backaderry road there is also a

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, an

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factory and the local

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club. Leitrim's Gaelic club ( Liatroim Fontenoys GAC) is reputed to be the oldest in Down – being founded in 1888. Leitrim has developed friendly rivalries with

Kilcoo GAC Kilcoo Owen Roes (Irish: Eoghan Rúa Cill Chua) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club from Kilcoo, County Down, Northern Ireland. It is the most successful club in the Down Senior Football Championship, having won the competition 21 times. Th ...

and Castlewellan GAC. Most years Leitrim will hold a festival in and around the club grounds. Although there is only one village named Leitrim in south down, near Hilltown there is a small forest area and camping site named Leitrim lodge.

History

Legananny Dolmen, a megalithic dolmen or cromlech, is located nearby on the slopes of Slieve Croob. Leitrim railway station, which opened on 24 March 1906, was closed on 2 May 1955.

Gallery

File:Shop, Bar and Church on the cross roads at Leitrim - geograph.org.uk - 3433801.jpg, Shop, bar and church on the crossroads at Leitrim File:The Church of the Immaculate Conception, Leitrim - geograph.org.uk - 3433747.jpg, The Church of the Immaculate Conception, Leitrim File:Bridge at the centre of the village of Leitrim - geograph.org.uk - 3433837.jpg, Bridge at the centre of the village File:1916 Easter Rising Memorial at the bridge in Leitrim - geograph.org.uk - 5436882.jpg , 1916

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Memorial at the Leitrim crossroads

Notable people

Tom Herron Tom Herron (14 December 1948 – 26 May 1979) was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Lisburn, County Antrim in Northern Ireland. He specialised in street circuits such as the Isle of Man TT and the North West 200. Career The begin ...

, Northern Irish motorcyclist. Although Born in

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, Herron spent most of his childhood in Leitrim. After Herron's death he was buried at Leitrim Presbyterian church, not far outside the village.

References

External links

Dromara Drumgooland parish website - Contact us page
{{County Down Townlands of County Down Civil parish of Drumgooland Villages in County Down Hamlets in Northern Ireland

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