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Letterloan

Leitir Luáin

Letterloan is a population centre in Derry. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Watercolour and fine ink illustration of Fields in Letterloan townland, as photographed in 2008.
Illustration, Fields in Letterloan townland, as photographed in 2008
Recorded locationLetterloan55.07486° N · 6.74740° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Approximate recorded location · Logainm.ie

The name

leitirhillside

These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.

An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.

Recorded forms

  • Leitir Luáin · Irish · main form
  • Letterloan · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Population centre
County
Derry
Coordinates
55.07486, -6.74740 (approximate)
Logainm ID
1166307 ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Letterloan. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. Fields in Letterloan townland, as photographed in 2008 illustration: based on a Letterloan Townland by Kenneth Allen. AI-assisted watercolour and ink adaptation; cream paper margins added, incidental clutter omitted and fine details simplified. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2009-01-27. How this page was prepared.