Letterbreen () is a hamlet in

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. It is 5 miles southwest of

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on the main route to Sligo. It lies in the foothills of

Belmore Mountain Belmore Mountain () is a hill in the townland of Gortgall, western County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. With a summit roughly above sea level, it is the second highest point in Fermanagh, the highest being at Cuilcagh on the Northern Ireland& ...

. The hamlet has a

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church built in 1885, a

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church hall, a shop, a post office, a pub and several houses. It is served by a primary school at nearby

Florencecourt Florencecourt is a small village in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. In the 2001 Census it had a population (with Drumlaghy) of 135 people. It is situated within Fermanagh and Omagh district. Historically the area was called "Mullanashangan ...

. Letterbreen Court House was located a mile west of Letterbreen crossroads, in one of the wings of Summerhill house.

Transport

Letterbreen is a request stop on the Bus Éireann Sligo-

Manorhamilton Manorhamilton () is the second-largest town in County Leitrim, Ireland. It is located on the N16 from Sligo and from Enniskillen. History Before the Plantations of Ireland, the settlement was known, and continues to be known in the Ir ...

Expressway route 66. The coach stops at Sligo bus station which is beside

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. Connecting trains from Sligo run to

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br>Irish Rail - Official site

2011 Census

The 2011 census combined the villages of Boho, Cleenish and Letterbeen into the same ward. This article contains quotations from this source, which is available under th
Open Government Licence v3.0
© Crown copyright. On Census Day (27 March 2011) the usually resident population of Boho Cleenish And Letterbreen Ward was 3,185 accounting for 0.18% of the NI total. * 99.40% were from the white (including Irish Traveller) ethnic group; * 55.23% belong to or were brought up in the Catholic religion and 41.22% belong to or were brought up in a 'Protestant and Other Christian (including Christian related)' religion; and * 38.15% indicated that they had a British national identity, 36.73% had an Irish national identity and 31.15% had a Northern Irish national identity*. *Respondents could indicate more than one national identity On Census Day 27 March 2011, in Boho Cleenish And Letterbreen Ward, considering the population aged 3 years old and over: * 11.88% had some knowledge of Irish; * 4.13% had some knowledge of Ulster-Scots; and * 0.85% did not have English as their first language.

References

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