Lettermullen
Lettermullen
Leitir Mealláin | |
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Village | |
| Coordinates: 53°14′38″N 9°43′34″W / 53.244°N 9.726°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Galway |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 214 |
| Irish Grid Reference | L848522 |
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 southern Connemara in County Galway, Ireland. It is about 58 km (36 mi) 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 ("District of the Islands") connected to the mainland by the bridges and causeways of R374.