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Leitir Mhic an Bhaird
Village
Leitir Mhic an BhairdLocation in Ireland
Coordinates: 54°47′51″N 8°16′57″W / 54.7975°N 8.2825°W / 54.7975; -8.2825
Country	Ireland
Province	Ulster
County	County Donegal
Elevation	78 m (256 ft)
Irish Grid Reference	G818944
Leitir Mhic an Bhaird is the only official name. The anglicized spelling Lettermacaward has no official status.

Leitir Mhic an Bhaird or Leitir Mhic a' Bhaird (anglicised as Lettermacaward) is a Gaeltacht village in the Rosses region of County Donegal, Ireland. The village, known colloquially as Leitir (pronounced letcher), is between the larger towns of Glenties and Dungloe. It is also a civil parish in the historic barony of Boylagh.

Irish language

There are approximately 650 people living in the Leitir Mhic an Bhaird ED and 19% Irish speakers.

Amenities

The village has two shops, 'Clerkin's', a family run service station, and 'Gallagher's Stop & Shop'. There are 3 pubs; Elliott's, the Gweebarra Bar, and Packie's Bar.

Sport

The local Gaelic games club is Na Rossa.

Civil parish of Lettermacaward

The civil parish contains the village of Lettermacaward.

Townlands

The civil parish contains the following townlands:

• Befflaght
• Bellanaboy (also known as Derrynacarrow East)
• Boyoughter
• Commeen
• Cor
• Derryleconnell Far
• Derryleconnell Near
• Derrynacarrow
• Derrynacarrow East (also known as Bellanaboy)
• Derrynagrial
• Derrynanaspol
• Dooey
• Farragans
• Galwolie
• Glebe
• Longfield
• Madavagh
• Meenacarn
• Meenagowan
• Ranny
• Stranasaggart
• Toome

See also

• List of populated places in Ireland

References

1. Placenames Database of Ireland
2. ^ "Lettermacaward". IreAtlas Townlands Database. Retrieved 6 May 2015.

External links

• Further information on the area
• Irish language study 2006

v t e Places in County Donegal
County town: Lifford
Towns	Ballybofey Ballyshannon Buncrana Bundoran Carndonagh Castlefin Donegal Town Dungloe Falcarragh Glenties Killybegs Letterkenny Lifford Ramelton Stranorlar
Villages	Annagry Ardara Ballindrait Ballintra Ballyliffin Bridgend Bruckless Burnfoot Burtonport Carrick Carrigans Carrigart Churchill Cloghan Clonmany Convoy Cranford Creeslough Crolly Culdaff Doochary Downings Drumkeen Dunfanaghy Dunkineely Dunlewey Fahan Fintown Frosses Glen Glencolmcille Greencastle Inver Kerrykeel Kilcar Killea Killygordon Kilmacrennan Laghy Leabgarrow Lettermacaward Loughanure Malin Malin Beg Manorcunningham Meenlaragh Milford Mountcharles Moville Muff Narin Newtowncunningham Pettigo Porthall Portnablagh Quigley's Point Raphoe Rathmullan Redcastle Rossnowlagh Shrove St Johnston Teelin Termon
Townlands	Ardagh Bunbeg Carnamoyle Castleforward Demesne Clonglash Derrybeg Drumardagh Drumrainy Gartan Gortahork Kilclooney More Kincasslagh Magheroarty Meenagolan Mullaghduff Portsalon Ranafast Urris
Islands	Arranmore Cruit Eighter Glashedy Gola Inch Inishbofin Inishcoo Inishdooey Inishfree Inishkeel Inishmeane Inishsirrer Inishtrahull Owey Rathlin O'Birne Rotten Rutland Tory
Other regions	Cloughaneely Fanad Gweedore Inishowen The Rosses
List of townlands in County Donegal Category:Mountains and hills of County Donegal Category:Rivers of County Donegal Category:Geography of County Donegal

• Civil parish of Lettermacaward
• Gaeltacht places in County Donegal
• Gaeltacht towns and villages
• The Rosses
• Towns and villages in County Donegal