Lettermore () is a

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village in

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, Ireland. It is also the name of an island, linked by road to the mainland, on which the village sits. The name comes from the

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''Leitir Móir'' meaning ''great rough hillside'' (''leitir'' = ''rough hillside''). The main spoken language of the area is Irish. Lettermore island is in two halves. The eastern half is known as Lettermore, while the western half is known as Lettercallow (''Leitir Calaidh'', "rough hillside by a marshy area").Census of Ireland, 1911: Area, Houses, and Population : Also the Ages, Civil Or Conjugal Condition, Occupations, Birthplaces, Religion, and Education of the People. United Kingdom, H.M. Stationery Office, 1912.

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