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9 unusual facts about Leitrim


Arthur Forbes, 1st Earl of Granard

He was the eldest son of Sir Arthur Forbes of Corse in Aberdeenshire; who went to Ireland in 1620 with the Master of Forbes's regiment, of which he was lieutenant-colonel, and was granted large estates in Leitrim and Longford by James I.

Dowra

On one side of its bridge is County Cavan; on the other is County Leitrim.

Erin go Bragh GAA

The team took part in the Sean Walsh Hurling Tournament on 22 October in Carrick-on-Shannon in Leitrim.

Leitrim Wetlands

The Leitrim Wetlands (also known as Albion Road Wetlands) is a large provincially significant bog near the village of Leitrim in the city of Ottawa.

Leitrim, County Antrim

There is another townland of the same name in the civil parish of Drummaul in the historic barony of Toome Upper.

Leitrim, Ontario

Leitrim is a suburban community and a developing neighbourhood, to Ottawa's rural south in Ontario, Canada, named after the Irish County Leitrim.

Mickey Moran

Moran was appointed Leitrim manager on 25 August 2008 ahead of the 2009 season, once again to be assisted by John Morrison.

In his managerial career he has had three stints managing Derry and has also managed Sligo, Donegal, Mayo and Leitrim.

Packy McGarty

He played with Leitrim for 23 years from 1949 to 1971, playing he first senior game at the age of 16.


Ann McNulty

The trio eventually appeared regularly on radio and at such venues as the Rockefeller Center's Radio City Music Hall, the Yorkville Casino, New York City’s Leitrim House and at Rockaway Beach, Queens.

Cavan Cola

It was introduced in 1958, and was sold in 250ml bottles in shops in counties Cavan, Monaghan, Sligo, Leitrim, Louth and Meath.

Clifford Richardson

Clifford Richardson is a Leitrim Gaelic footballer and Australian rules footballer who represented Ireland at the Australian Football International Cup.

Francisco de Cuellar

Having stayed some time at the settlement, the group met a young man who spoke Latin and directed them to the territory of Sir Brian O'Rourke in Leitrim.

Keshcarrigan

The local Gaelic Football team, Kiltubrid, were Leitrim County Champions in 2005 and Ireland rugby international Victor Costello was a former resident of Kesh.

Packie Duignan

He recorded an album for the Topic label, "Traditional Music from County Leitrim", with the fiddler Séamus Horan in 1978 some of whose tracks later appeared on the compilation CD, "Irish Traditional Music" by Temple Records.

Seán Boylan

Like another Meath football icon, Colm O'Rourke, Boylan has strong Leitrim connections as his late mother hailed from near the small village of Cloone near Mohill.

Steve Desroches

In the election, Desroches defeated former Ottawa-Carleton Regional Chair Andrew Haydon to become the first councillor of this new ward which includes about half of Barrhaven, Riverside South and Leitrim.

Strawbridge

Robert Strawbridge (died 1781), Methodist preacher born in Drumsna, County Leitrim, Ireland .

William Ormsby-Gore

Born William Gore, the eldest son of William Gore, MP, of Woodford, Leitrim he was the great-great-grandson of William Gore, third and youngest son of Sir Arthur Gore, 1st Baronet, of Newtown, second son of Sir Paul Gore, 1st Baronet, of Magharabag, whose eldest son Paul was the grandfather of Arthur Gore, 1st Earl of Arran.


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