Largydonnell
Largydonnell (Irish: Learga Uí Dhónaill, meaning "hillside of Ó Dónaill") is a village on the R280 regional road in the north of County Leitrim in Ireland.
Largydonnell
Learga Uí Dhónaill | |
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Village | |
 The R280 passes through Largydonnell | |
  Largydonnell Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 54°24′40″N 8°19′10″W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Leitrim |
| Elevation | 99 m (325 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | G793514 |
Transport
Bus Éireann Fridays-only route 495 (Ballyshannon-Bundoran-Kinlough-Manorhamilton) serves the village twice in each direction.[1]
History
Nearby to Largydonnell Post Office at the hump-backed bridge, on a road to the right in Ahanlish, are the ruins of an old forge where De Cuellar, a survivor of the wreck of the Spanish Armada at Tullaghan, spent some time before proceeding to MacClancy's Castle, located on an islet in Lough Melvin in the townland of Rosclogher, where he remained for three months.
References
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