Placenames of Leitrim - Logainmneacha Liatroma

Leitrim Placenames
The placenames of Leitrim are now available on www.logainm.ie, the website of An Coimisiún Logainmneacha or The Placenames Commission. The versions they give are now the officially recognized versions and should be used for all purposes.
Previous to this the versions of the names produced by John O'Donovan during the Ordnance Survey in the 1830s were the only available alternative. These names, townlands mainly, have been listed here under civil parish. The meaning of the placename in English is also given. Generally speaking, the name as interpreted by O'Donovan has been left as it was. In the 2000s the Irish spellings of the names were standardised by Leitrim Co Library. They are still of use in some cases because O'Donovan listed placenames that were not subsequently used as official townland names.

To find a townland

In the original O'Donovan's Name Books the placenames were listed under Civil Parishes. There were 17 Civil Parishes as opposed to 24 Church parishes. People are more familiar with Church Parishes and the church parishes are listed below, referring you to the relevant Civil Parish
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Annaduff

Aughavas – Listed in Cloone Civil Parish

Ballinaglera – Listed in Drumreilly Parish

Ballaghameehan – Listed in Rossinver Parish

Bornacoola – Listed in Mohill Parish

Carrigallen

Cloonclare

Cloone

Drumlease (Dromahair)

Drumreilly Lower (Aughawillan) – Listed in Drumreilly Parish

Drumreilly Upper

Fenagh

Glenade – Listed in Rossinver Parish

Gortletteragh _ Listed in Cloone Parish

Innishmagrath (Drumkeerin)

Kinlough

Killargue (Part of parish under Cloonlougher)

Killasnet

Killinummery

Kiltoghert

Kiltubrid

Mohill

Murhaun (Drumshanbo)– Listed in Kiltoghert Parish

Oughteragh

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