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Letterbeg

Leitir Beag

Letterbeg is a townland in Mayo. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationLetterbeg54.10749° N · 10.12324° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

The name

beagsmallleitirhillside

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 Beag · Irish · main form · validated name
  • Letterbeg · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Mayo
Barony
Erris
Civil parish
Kilmore
Coordinates
54.10749, -10.12324
Mapped area
0.73 km²
Logainm ID
35284 ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Letterbeg. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. 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.