placenames1901 census
67People recorded
12Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
Explore the 1901 records ↗Letter
Leitir
Letter is a townland in Cork. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationLetter51.56037° N · 9.51157° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.
Recorded forms
- Leitir · Irish · main form · validated name
- Letter · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Cork
- Barony
- Carbery West (W.D.)
- Civil parish
- Skull
- Within
- Ballydehob
- Coordinates
- 51.56037, -9.51157
- Mapped area
- 2.86 km²
- Logainm ID
- 13381 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
59People recorded
11Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
Explore the 1911 records ↗1926 census
44People recorded
10Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Driscoll 27
- Salter 9
- Coughlan 4
- O'Donovan 2
- Livingston 1
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Letter. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.