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Leitrim

British  
/ ˈliːtrɪm /

noun

  1. a county of N Republic of Ireland in Connacht province, on Donegal Bay: agricultural. County town: Carrick-on-Shannon. Pop: 25 799 (2002). Area: 1525 sq km (589 sq miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He even recalls what he was doing when he heard about the affair: driving to Ballinamore in County Leitrim to do historical research at the county library.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 29, 2024

Judge was the son of Irish immigrants and made his first visit to his ancestral home in the village of Keshcarrigan, in the northern county of Leitrim, in 2000.

From Seattle Times Sep. 11, 2023

The flights-for-information agreement worked out and eventually led to the US trucker and his wife Maureen moving to Ireland to run a pub in County Leitrim, financed by the FBI.

From BBC Mar. 20, 2023

On the drive through the right atrium of County Leitrim, mountains rise fiercely, the grass giving way to striations of gray rock.

From Washington Post Jul. 29, 2022

Not less amusing and instructive was a similar mistake on a larger scale made by an over-crafty tenant in dealing with one of Mr. Tener’s friends a few years ago in the county of Leitrim.

From Ireland Under Coercion (2nd ed.) (2 of 2) (1888) by Hurlbert, William Henry

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