Carrick-on-Shannon (Irish: Cora Droma Rúisc, meaning 'weir of the marshy ridge') is the county town of County Leitrim in Ireland. It is the largest town in the county. A smaller part of the town located on the west bank of the River Shannon lies in County Roscommon and is home to the town's main train station. As of the 2022 census, the population of the town was 4,743. It is situated on a strategic crossing point of the River Shannon. The main part of the town, the County Leitrim part, is in the civil parish of Kiltoghert, which is in the barony of Leitrim, while Cortober, which is the County Roscommon side of the town, is in the civil parish of Killukin, in the barony of Boyle.
County Leitrim ( LEE-trəm; Irish: Contae Liatroma) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Connacht and is part of the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the village of Leitrim. Leitrim County Council is the local authority for the county, which had a population of 35,199 according to the 2022 census.
Lough Allen (Irish: Loch Aillionn) is a lake on the River Shannon in northeastern Connacht, Ireland. Most of the lake is in County Leitrim, with a smaller part in County Roscommon. The lake lies to the south of the River Shannon's source, near the Iron Mountains, and is the uppermost of the three main lakes on the river. The other two, Lough Ree and Lough Derg are much further to the south.
Drumshanbo (Irish: Droim Seanbhó, ridge of the old huts) is a small town situated in the heart of County Leitrim, Ireland. Drumshanbo is surrounded by a scenic area of soft rolling hills, woodlands, lakes and the Sliabh an Iarainn and Arigna mountains. It is a well preserved town with traditional pubs, shops, and restaurants.
Drumcong (Irish: Droim Conga, meaning 'Ridge of the Cong, a narrow neck or strait') is a village in County Leitrim, Ireland, located between Lough Scur and Carrickaport Lough.
Keshcarrigan (Irish: Ceis Charraigín, meaning 'Kesh, or causeway, near the little rock') is a village in County Leitrim, Ireland. It is situated on the Shannon-Erne Waterway and R209 road and under Sheebeg (Sí Beag), an ancient pagan burial site which overlooks Lough Scur to the north and Keshcarrigan Lough to the south. Keshcarrigan features in the writing of the novelist John McGahern who lived nearby.
Kiltubrid or Kiltubbrid (Irish: Cill Tiobraid) is a civil parish in the barony of Leitrim, County Leitrim, Ireland. The villages of Keshcarrigan and Drumcong lie within the civil parish.
Leitrim ( LEE-trəm; Irish: Liatroim) is a village in County Leitrim, Ireland, on the River Shannon near the border with County Roscommon. It is at the junction of the R280 and R284 regional roads.
Gorvagh (Garvagh; Irish Garbhach) is a townland in County Leitrim, Ireland. It is located at 53°58′49.01″N 07°51′25.99″W, about 4 miles (6.4 km) from Mohill and 6 miles (9.7 km) from Ballinamore. It belongs to the barony and parish of Mohill with St. Josephs church situated on a hill overlooking the main Mohill Ballinamore road (R202) which traverses the area.
Fenagh (Irish: Fiodhnach or Fíonach, meaning 'Woody Place') is a village in the south-east of County Leitrim in Ireland. It is 4.8 kilometres (just under 3 miles) south-west of Ballinamore and 12 kilometres (7 mi) north of Mohill, the village being on the R202 road. The village is in a civil parish of the same name. Fenagh is located in the eastern 'spur' of the Barony of Leitrim.
Cloonsheebane (Irish: Cluain Sí Bán, meaning 'The clear or fallow fairy meadow') is a townland in County Leitrim, Ireland. Its name derives from the Irish Cluain Sí Bán , Cluain meaning "meadow," "Sí" meaning fairy, while "Bán" means white, and in this context it means clear or fallow.
Cloonsheerevagh (Irish: Cluain Sí Riabhach: "speckled fairy meadow") is a townland in Carrick-on-Shannon in County Leitrim.
Cornashamsogue is a small townland near Drumshanbo, County Leitrim, Ireland. It is located 10 minutes' drive north of Drumshanbo on the Dowra road. Its toponym derives from Cor na Seamsóg, which means "round hill of the wood-sorrel".
Dristernan (Irish: Dreastarnán, meaning 'place of the briars') is a small townland in County Leitrim, Ireland. It has an area of approximately 0.5 square kilometres (0.2 sq mi), and had a population of 15 people as of the 2011 census.
Is baile fearainn i gContae Liatroma é Lios Dubh.
The barony of Leitrim (Irish: Liatroim, historically Conmhaícne Maigh Nissi) is a barony in County Leitrim, Ireland.
St. John's Lough (Irish: Loch Eoin), also known as St. John's Lake, is an irregularly shaped freshwater lake located in south County Leitrim, in northwest of Ireland. The lake forms part of the wider Shannon–Erne Waterway tourist attraction. The ecology of John's Lough, and the Shannon-system, is threatened by pollution and invasive species such as curly waterweed, zebra mussel, and freshwater clam.
Sliabh an Iarainn (Irish for "iron mountain"), anglicized Slieve Anierin, is a mountain in County Leitrim, Ireland. It rises to 585 metres (1,919 ft) and lies east of Lough Allen and northeast of Drumshanbo. It is part of the Cuilcagh Mountains. The mountain was shaped by the southwestward movement of ice age glaciers over millions of years, the morainic drift heaping thousands of drumlins in the surrounding lowlands. Historically there were many iron ore deposits and ironworks in the area. Irish mythology associates the mountain with the Tuatha Dé Danann, particularly the smith god Goibniu. Sliabh an Iarainn is an important natural heritage site with exposed marine and coastal fauna of paleontological interest
Lough Scur (Irish: Loch an Scoir, meaning 'the lake of the horses, pasturage, troop') is a freshwater lake in south County Leitrim, northwest Ireland. It is part of the Shannon–Erne Waterway. There have been Human settlements here since the New Stone Age. Modern features include quays and moorings. Protected features are Castle John, three Crannogs, and the causeway into Rusheen Island, though "Jail Island" is not protected. The ecology of Lough Scur, and indeed all county Leitrim lakes, is threatened by pollution and invasive species such as curly waterweed, zebra mussel, and freshwater clam.
Carrickaport lough (Irish: Carraig an Phoirt, meaning 'rocks of the bog [port, a bog here]') is a freshwater lake in Kiltubrid parish, south County Leitrim, Ireland. Drumcong village, and Lough Scur, lie nearby. Carrickaport lough is known for quality bream and pike fishing. The ecology of Carrickaport lough, and other county waterways, is threatened by curly waterweed, zebra mussel, and freshwater clam invasive species.
Keshcarrigan Lough (Irish: Ceis Charraigín loch, meaning 'Kesh, or causeway, near the little rock, lake') is a mesotrophic freshwater lake near Keshcarrigan in County Leitrim, Ireland. Known for quality coarse fishing, the lake allows bank fishing from concrete stands on the northern shore, two with wheelchair access. The ecology of Keshcarrigan Lough, and other county waterways, is threatened by curly waterweed, zebra mussel, and freshwater clam invasive species.
Lough Marrave (Irish: Loch Marbh, meaning 'dead lake') is a small freshwater lake in County Leitrim in the northwest of Ireland.
Drumaleague Lough (Irish: Droim Dhá Liag Loch, meaning 'lake of the ridge of the two stones') is a very small freshwater lake in County Leitrim, Ireland. The ecology of Drumaleague Lough, and other county waterways, remains threatened by zebra mussel and other invasive species.
Lough Conway (Irish: Loch Conbhuí, meaning 'Conway’s Lake') is a very small freshwater lake in northwest Ireland.
The Costello Chapel is a very small Catholic chapel located in Carrick-on-Shannon, County Leitrim, Ireland. It was built for Edward Costello in 1879, in memory of his wife, Mary Josephine, who alongside her husband is buried in the chapel. Measuring 16 foot by 12 foot, it is thought to be one of the world's smallest churches.