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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

Along with Leitrim, a yellow warning for wind has been issued across 17 counties.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2023

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

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

So, on the first Sunday after my arrival, when I was taken over to Leitrim chapel, where I served my uncle's Mass, I found myself referred to as "Peggy Loughlin's wee boy."

From The Life Story of an Old Rebel by Denvir, John

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