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Quick facts for kids Lettermore Leitir Móir
Village
Lettermore pub and filling station
Lettermore Location in Ireland
Country	Ireland
Province	Connacht
County	County Galway
Elevation	1 m (3 ft)
Irish Grid Reference	L887279
As this is a Gaeltact village, the Irish Leitir Móir is the official name.

Lettermore (Irish: Leitir Móir) is a Gaeltacht village in County Galway, Ireland. It is also the name of an island, linked by road to the mainland, on which the village sits. The name comes from the Irish Leitir Móir meaning great rough hillside (leitir = rough hillside). The main spoken language of the area is Irish. Lettermore island is in two halves. The eastern half is known as Lettermore, while the western half is known as Lettercallow (Leitir Calaidh, "rough hillside by a marshy area").

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1841	844	—
1851	661	−21.7%
1861	669	+1.2%
1871	718	+7.3%
1881	890	+24.0%
1891	832	−6.5%
1901	747	−10.2%
1911	801	+7.2%

Year	Pop.	±%
1926	721	−10.0%
1936	677	−6.1%
1946	815	+20.4%
1951	843	+3.4%
1956	820	−2.7%
1961	710	−13.4%
1966	600	−15.5%
1971	604	+0.7%

Year	Pop.	±%
1979	597	−1.2%
1981	582	−2.5%
1986	542	−6.9%
1991	508	−6.3%
1996	503	−1.0%
2002	497	−1.2%
2006	528	+6.2%

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