27-589: Leitrim may refer to: Places [ edit ] Ireland [ edit ] County Leitrim Leitrim, County Leitrim , a village in County Leitrim Leitrim (County Leitrim barony) , a barony in County Leitrim Leitrim (Counties Galway and Clare barony) , a barony mainly in County Galway and partly in County Clare Leitrim Station,
54-436: A distance of nine or ten miles, one could travel the whole way from tree to tree by branches". Many of these great forests were denuded for the making of charcoal for iron works around Sliabh an Iarainn . Working of the county's rich deposits of iron ore began in the 15th century and continued until the mid-18th century. Coal mining became prominent in the 19th century to the east of Lough Allen at Sliabh an Iarainn and also to
81-686: A former railway station on the defunct Cavan & Leitrim Railway Northern Ireland [ edit ] Leitrim, County Antrim , a townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland Leitrim, County Down , a small village in County Down, Northern Ireland Leitrim, County Fermanagh , a townland in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland Leitrim, County Londonderry , a townland in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland Leitrim, County Tyrone ,
108-627: A picture online of his spoiled ballot in the 2016 election, which read "I LIVE IN CAVAN!" Local newspaper The Anglo-Celt reported that several people had similarly spoiled their ballots, using the column of boxes to spell out the same message. At the 2020 general election , the electoral divisions in County Cavan were transferred to the Cavan–Monaghan constituency, and parts of County Roscommon were added to Sligo–Leitrim instead. The Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017 defines
135-457: A townland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland Canada [ edit ] Leitrim, Ontario , a residential neighbourhood near Ottawa CFS Leitrim , a Canadian military base located in the same neighbourhood Sport [ edit ] Gaelic games [ edit ] Leitrim GAA , one of the 32 Gaelic Athletic Association counties Liatroim Fontenoys GAC , Gaelic club located in
162-540: Is a parliamentary constituency that has been represented in Dáil Éireann , the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas , from the 2016 general election . The constituency elects four deputies ( Teachtaí Dála , commonly known as TDs) on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). Another constituency of the same name existed from 1948 to 2007. The Sligo–Leitrim constituency
189-539: Is also a municipal district: Ballinamore (6 councillors), Carrick-on-Shannon (6 councillors), and Manorhamilton (6 councillors). Leitrim County Council has two representatives on the Northern and Western Regional Assembly . The following were elected at the 2019 Leitrim County Council election : Leitrim is part of the Dáil constituency of Sligo–Leitrim . This constituency existed from 1948 to 2007, and previously from 1923 to 1937 as Leitrim–Sligo. From 1937 to 1948,
216-452: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages County Leitrim County Leitrim ( / ˈ l iː t r əm / 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
243-580: Is mentioned in his poem The Stolen Child . Geographically, the county is almost evenly divided along north–south lines by Lough Allen , the River Shannon and Sliabh an Iarainn . Uniquely among Irish counties, there is no way to cross from the north of the county to the south (or vice versa) by road without leaving its boundaries. North Leitrim is slightly larger than the south, comprising 51% of County Leitrim's land area. However, South Leitrim, with towns such as Carrick-on-Shannon, Ballinamore and Drumshambo,
270-506: Is significantly more populous, containing approximately 65% of the county's population as of 2016. There are five historic baronies in the county. While baronies continue to be officially defined units, they are no longer used for many administrative purposes. Their official status is illustrated by Placenames Orders made since 2003, where official Irish names of baronies are listed under "Administrative units". They are Carrigallen , Drumahaire , Leitrim , Mohill and Rosclogher . Under
297-412: Is the local authority for the county, which had a population of 35,199 according to the 2022 census . The county encompasses the historic Gaelic territory of West Breffny ( Bréifne ) corresponding to the northern part of the county, and Muintir Eolais or Conmaicne Réin , corresponding to the southern part. Leitrim is the 26th in size of the 32 counties by area (21st of the 26 counties of
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#1732851972901324-510: The Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 , County Leitrim was divided into the rural districts of Ballyshannon No. 3 (later renamed Kinlough), Bawnboy No. 2 (later renamed Ballinamore), Carrick-on-Shannon No. 1, Manorhamilton and Mohill. The rural districts were abolished in 1925. As of the 2016 census: Leitrim County Council is the local authority for the county. The county is divided into three local electoral areas , each of which
351-506: The Republic of Ireland . Leitrim has a hilly and mountainous landscape in its northwest and is relatively flat in the southeast, each separated from the other by Lough Allen in the middle of the county. Leitrim has the shortest length of coastline of any Irish county that touches the sea. At Tullaghan , the coastline is only 4.7 kilometres (2.9 mi) long. The Shannon is linked to the Erne via
378-523: The Shannon–Erne Waterway . Notable lakes include: In ancient times Leitrim formed the western half of the Kingdom of Breifne . This region was long influenced by the O'Rourke family of Dromahair , whose heraldic lion occupies the official county shield to this day. Close ties initially existed with the O'Reilly clan in the eastern half of the kingdom, however, a split occurred in the 13th century and
405-514: The Republic) and the smallest by population. It is the smallest of Connacht's five counties in both size and population. Leitrim is bordered by the counties of Donegal to the north, Fermanagh to the north-east, Cavan to the east, Longford to the south, Roscommon to the south-west and Sligo to the west. Fermanagh is in Northern Ireland while all the other neighbouring counties are within
432-757: The constituency as: In the Constituency Review Report 2023, the Electoral Commission recommended that the electoral divisions of Roscommon in the constituency should be transferred to the Roscommon–Galway constituency, while keeping the nine electoral divisions of southern Donegal. For the 2024 general election , the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023 defines the constituency as: Note: The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes, and no significance should be attached to
459-582: The county formed the Leitrim constituency. From 2007 until 2016, County Leitrim was divided between two constituencies: Roscommon–South Leitrim and Sligo–North Leitrim . This proved controversial, and at the 2007 general election there was no TD elected whose domicile was in the county. Sligo–Leitrim was recreated at the 2016 general election . 54°07′01″N 8°00′00″W / 54.117°N 8.000°W / 54.117; -8.000 Sligo%E2%80%93Leitrim (D%C3%A1il constituency) Sligo–Leitrim
486-516: The kingdom was divided into East Breifne , now County Cavan , and West Breifne , now County Leitrim. The Normans invaded south Leitrim in the 13th century but were defeated at the Battle of Áth an Chip in 1270. Much of the county was confiscated from its owners in 1620 and given to Villiers and Hamilton . Their initial objective was to plant the county with English settlers. However, this proved unsuccessful. English Deputy Sir John Perrot had ordered
513-490: The last century. Leitrim now has the fastest growing population in Connacht. The Book of Fenagh is the most famous medieval manuscript originating here. In the 19th century the poet John McDonald (of Dromod) lived in the county, and William Butler Yeats spent the turn of the twentieth century fascinated with Lough Allen and much of Leitrim. Glencar Waterfall, 11 kilometres (7 mi) from Manorhamilton, inspired Yeats and
540-471: The legal establishment of "Leitrim County" a half-century prior, in 1565. Perrott also demarcated the current county borders around 1583. Long ago Ireland was covered in woodland, and five great forests are traditionally said to have stood in Leitrim, with a 19th-century county survey stating- "a hundred years ago almost the whole country was one continued, undivided forest, so that from Drumshanbo to Drumkeeran,
567-492: The linen industry. Leitrim was first hit by the recession caused by the mechanisation of linen weaving in the 1830s and its 155,000 residents (as of the 1841 census) were ravaged by the Great Famine and the population dropped to 112,000 by 1851. The population subsequently continued to decrease due to emigration. After many years, the wounds of such rapid population decline have finally started to heal. Agriculture improved over
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#1732851972901594-501: The order of columns. For details of the order in which seats were won at each election, see the detailed results of that election. Note: The columns in this table are used only for presentational purposes, and no significance should be attached to the order of columns. For details of the order in which seats were won at each election, see the detailed results of that election. ^ *: Outgoing TD Fianna Fáil TD Stephen Flynn died on 24 November 1960. A by-election
621-411: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Leitrim . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Leitrim&oldid=1235721407 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
648-1326: The village of Leitrim, County Down Constituencies [ edit ] Before 1801 [ edit ] County Leitrim (Parliament of Ireland constituency) 1801–1885 [ edit ] Leitrim (UK Parliament constituency) 1885–1918 [ edit ] North Leitrim (UK Parliament constituency) South Leitrim (UK Parliament constituency) 1918–1921 [ edit ] Leitrim (UK Parliament constituency) 1921–1923 [ edit ] Leitrim–Roscommon North (Dáil constituency) 1923–1937 [ edit ] Leitrim–Sligo (Dáil constituency) 1937–1948 [ edit ] Leitrim (Dáil constituency) 1948–1969 [ edit ] Sligo–Leitrim (Dáil constituency) 1969–1977 [ edit ] Donegal–Leitrim (Dáil constituency) Roscommon–Leitrim (Dáil constituency) Sligo–Leitrim (Dáil constituency) 1977–1981 [ edit ] Roscommon–Leitrim (Dáil constituency) Sligo–Leitrim (Dáil constituency) 1981–2007, 2016–present [ edit ] Sligo–Leitrim (Dáil constituency) 2007–2016 [ edit ] Roscommon–South Leitrim (Dáil constituency) Sligo–North Leitrim (Dáil constituency) Topics referred to by
675-604: The west in Arigna , on the Roscommon border. The last coal mine closed in July 1990 and there is now a visitor centre. Sandstone was also quarried in the Glenfarne region. Writing in 1791, the geographer Beaufort suggested the county housing population encompassed 10,026 homes with "upwards of 50,000 inhabitants", the primary agriculture being cattle production, and the growth of flax sustaining
702-460: Was created under the Electoral (Amendment) Act 1947 , and first used at the 1948 general election . It replaced the two previous constituencies of Sligo and Leitrim , which had been created at the 1937 general election to replace the 1923–1937 Leitrim–Sligo constituency. The constituency was abolished at the 2007 general election , and replaced by two new constituencies: Roscommon–South Leitrim and Sligo–North Leitrim . The constituency
729-748: Was re-created for the 2016 general election . The change was implemented by the Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2013 , following a recommendation of the Constituency Commission its 2012 report. It replaced the constituencies of Roscommon–South Leitrim and Sligo–North Leitrim, and comprises all of County Sligo ; all of County Leitrim ; nine electoral divisions of southern County Donegal , and thirty-six electoral divisions of western County Cavan . This change proved controversial, and created an unusual cross- province constituency, incorporating all or parts of four counties . Some Cavan and Donegal voters felt unrepresented. One man shared
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