Lettermullan

Lettermullen, (Irish: Leitir Mealláin, meaning "Mealláin's rough hillside" or possibly "the hill with the mill"), is a small island and village on the coast of Connemara in County Galway, Ireland. It is about 36 miles west of Galway city, at the far western end of Galway Bay, Lettermullen is the westernmost of three islands; Lettermullen, Gorumna and Lettermore, along with smaller islands collectively known as Ceantar na nOileán connected to the mainland by the bridges and causeways of R374.[1]

Lettermullen

Leitir Mealláin
Village
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°14′38″N 9°43′34″W
CountryIreland
ProvinceConnacht
CountyCounty Galway
Elevation
1 m (3 ft)
Population
 (2002)
 • Rural
219
Irish Grid ReferenceL848522

Lettermullen is part of the Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking region) and Irish is the language most commonly spoken. Accordingly, its official name is Leitir Mealláin.[2]

Lettermullen is connected to the islands of Dinish, Furnish, Inisherk and An Crappagh.

A very well preserved Signal Station is situated near Golam Head. These stations were built all along the Irish coast in the first decade of the 19th century to monitor for maritime invasions.

Geology

The northern third of Lettermullan is composed of the same intrusive Devonian-aged granite underlying most of Galway that formed from crustal melting as a result of the Caledonian Orogeny in the late Silurian. The remainder of the island is made up of Ordovician-aged bedrock of sedimentary marine rocks and basalt.[3]

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1841587—    
1851383−34.8%
1861433+13.1%
1871497+14.8%
1881626+26.0%
1891549−12.3%
1901533−2.9%
1911460−13.7%
YearPop.±%
1926346−24.8%
1936335−3.2%
1946329−1.8%
1951320−2.7%
1956315−1.6%
1961280−11.1%
1966245−12.5%
1971221−9.8%
YearPop.±%
1979216−2.3%
1981218+0.9%
1986211−3.2%
1991196−7.1%
1996204+4.1%
2002219+7.4%
2006213−2.7%
Source: Central Statistics Office. "CNA17: Population by Off Shore Island, Sex and Year". CSO.ie. Retrieved 12 October 2016.

Famous people born on Lettermullen
The Ethnography of Garumna and Lettermullen in the County Galway; 1899

References
  1. Robinson, Tim (1985). Mapping South Connemara. Folding Landscapes. ISBN 978-0950400235.
  2. "Leitir Mealláin/Lettermullan Island". Logainm.ie. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  3. Holland, C. H. (Charles Hepworth) Sanders, Ian. (2009). The geology of Ireland. Dunedin Academic. ISBN 978-1-903544-49-5. OCLC 679356088.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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