County Leitrim

County Leitrim
Contae Liatroma
Coat of arms of County Leitrim
Nicknames: 
The Wild Rose County (Others)
County Leitrim shown in darker green with Northern Ireland in pink
County Leitrim shown in darker green with Northern Ireland in pink
CountryIreland
ProvinceConnacht
RegionNorthern and Western
Established1565–83[1]
County townCarrick-on-Shannon
Government
 • Local authorityLeitrim County Council
 • Dáil constituencySligo–Leitrim
 • EP constituencyMidlands–North-West
Area
 • Total1,589 km2 (614 sq mi)
 • Rank26th
Highest elevation631 m (2,070 ft)
Population
 • Total35,199
 • Rank32nd
 • Density22/km2 (57/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (IST)
Eircode routing keys
F91, N41 (primarily)
Telephone area codes071 (primarily)
ISO 3166 codeIE-LM
Vehicle index
mark code
LM
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata
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County Leitrim (/ˈltrəm/ LEE-trəm; Irish: Contae Liatroma) 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 authority for the county, which had a population of 35,199 according to the 2022 census.[3]

The county encompasses the historic Gaelic territory of West Breffny (Bréifne) corresponding to the northern part of the county,[4][5] and Muintir Eolais or Conmaicne Réin, corresponding to the southern part.

  1. ^ "The History of Leitrim". Archived from the original on 20 June 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  2. ^ "County Profiles – Leitrim". Western Development Commission. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Census Mapping – Leitrim County Council". Census 2022. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  4. ^ Hayward, Richard. Ulster and the City of Belfast. A Barker, 1949. p.234
  5. ^ Shearman, Hugh. Ulster. R Hale, 1949. p.393