- Lettermullen
Infobox Irish Place
name = Leitir Mealláin
other name = Lettermullen (unofficial)
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pin coords = left: 50px; top: 60px
north coord = 53.244 | west coord = 9.726 | irish grid = L848522
area = | elevation = 1 m
province =Connacht
county =County Galway
population = | town pop = - | rural pop = 219
census yr = 2002
web = |Leitir Mealláin (formerly also officially known as Lettermullen) is a small island on the west coast of
Ireland inConnemara ,County Galway situated approximately 36 miles fromGalway city. Located at the far western end ofGalway Bay , Leitir Mealláin is the western-most of three islands (Leitir Mealláin,Tír an Fhia andLeitir Móir , collectivelyGarmna ) (formerly also Gorumna) connected to the mainland via bridges and causeways.Leitir Mealláin is part of the
Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking) regions of Ireland and Irish is the language most commonly spoken. The name derives from the Irish Leitir Mealláin meaning "Mealláin's rough hillside" (leitir = rough hillside).
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