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About Leitir Móir

Leitir Móir is a village in County Galway, 40 km west of Galway city, with 542 people at the 2022 census. The great rough hillside, an island joined to the mainland by road, in two halves: Leitir Móir to the east and Leitir Calaidh to the west, and Irish the language of both.

Population
542 (2022 census)
Where
40 km from Galway, 226 km from Dublin
Position
53.2893° N, 9.6556° W, 1 m above sea level
On the model
590 buildings, 1 streets, 154 places in 20 kinds
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Leitir Móir on Wikipedia
The 3D model of Leitir Móir with every named place pinned
Lettermore , Cemetery .
Lettermore , Cemetery .
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Leitir Móir (Lettermore) pub and garage We enquired whether there was a petrol station on the island. "Yes…
Leitir Móir (Lettermore) pub and garage We enquired whether there was a petrol station on the island. "Yes…
Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Lettermore Church
Lettermore Church
Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
House with a view
House with a view
Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

A short history

  1. 1841
    844 people. The census count at its height before the Famine; 661 by 1851.
  2. 1881
    890. The island's highest count, before a long fall to 497 in 2002.
  3. 2022
    542. The count has risen a little since the turn of the century.

The full history, 3 moments in order

What to see

  1. St Mary and St Columban84 m

    The church in the village.

  2. Teach an tSalainn3.6 km

    The salt house ruin 3.6 km away.

  3. Teampall na Cille6.6 km

    The old church 6.6 km west.

  4. Ionad Oidhreachta Leitir Mealláin7.3 km

    The heritage centre on the next island, 7.3 km off.

All the things to see and do

Population since 1841

2234456681841185119011951197120022022542

Source: Wikipedia article 'Lettermore', Historical populations template, citing the CSO census.

Questions people ask

Where is Leitir Móir?
In County Galway, in the province of Connacht, in the west of Ireland: 40 km west of Galway city and 226 km west of Dublin, on the R374 island road.
What is the population of Leitir Móir?
542 people at the 2022 census, up from 513 in 2016.
What is there in Leitir Móir?
On the map, 154 named places in 20 kinds: 1 place to eat and drink, 3 shops, 3 schools, churches and public buildings, and 143 things to see within 12 km.
What is Leitir Móir known for?
Being the first of the islands on the causeway road, Irish-speaking, with the Connemara Isles golf course.

Getting around

Leitir Móir sits on the R374 island road. 0 bus stops and 0 car parks are on the map.

History, sights and civic facts summarise Wikipedia, "Lettermore" (CC BY-SA 4.0, read 2026-09-19). Population is the CSO census as listed there. Distances and everything on the model are OpenStreetMap.