Leitrim, County Down

Leitrim (from Irish Liatroim 'grey ridge') is a townland and hamlet in County Down, Northern Ireland, near Castlewellan.

This article is about the hamlet in County Down. For other uses, see Leitrim.

Leitrim
Location within County Down
Population150 (2011 Census)
District
County
CountryNorthern Ireland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBanbridge
Postcode districtBT32
Dialling code028
PoliceNorthern Ireland
FireNorthern Ireland
AmbulanceNorthern Ireland
UK Parliament
NI Assembly

There are two townlands called Leitrim in South Down, one is referred to as Upper Leitrim, the other, as Lower Leitrim. One being closer to Hilltown, the other approximately 6 miles from Castlewellan, near Dromara. It is set between the Dromara Hills (Slieve Croob) and the Mourne Mountains. It is claimed to be home to the MacCartan clan of Kinelarty.

Places of interest

The Great Northern Railway

The Leitrim railway station was opened on 24 March 1906.[2]

The station closed on 2 May 1955. The station was opened by the Great Northern Railway (Ireland) and was closed by the Ulster Transport Authority.

References
  1. "Banbridge". Travel Now. Retrieved 11 December 2007.
  2. "Leitrim station" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 6 May 2012.

See also


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