County Leitrim is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Connacht and is part of the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the village of Leitrim. Leitrim County Council is the local a
Glencar Waterfall at Glencar Lough
The Stone bridge at Drumsna that connects counties Leitrim and Roscommon.
A typical country lane near Carrigallen.
The Kingdom of West Breifne or Breifne O'Rourke was a historic kingdom of Ireland that existed from 1256 to 1605, located in the area that is now County Leitrim. It took its present boundaries in 1583
County Leitrim
…is the local authority for the county, which had a population of 35,199 according to the 2022 census. The county was based on the Gaelic territory of West Breffny (Bréifne) as it existed in the 1580s. Leitrim is the 26th in size of the 32 counties by area (21st of the 26 counties of the Republic) and the smallest…
The Book of Fenagh was inscribed at Fenagh Abbey and documents the politics of the region. It also includes a reproduction of the book of St. Caillin written in 560. The original is held by the Royal Irish Academy
Creevelea Friary was founded by King Eóghan and Queen Margaret O'Rourke in 1508
Brian O'Rourke's castle was situated at Lough Gill. The tower house was demolished and Parke's Castle was built in its stead in 1630. The outer walls are all that remains of the original castle.
Governor Richard Bingham had a personal enmity with the O'Rourkes and occupied West Breifne from 1590 to early 1593