Largydonnell
| Largydonnell Learga Uí Dhónaill | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
  Largydonnell Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 54°24′40″N 8°19′10″W / 54.4111°N 8.3194°WCoordinates: 54°24′40″N 8°19′10″W / 54.4111°N 8.3194°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Leitrim |
| Elevation | 99 m (325 ft) |
| Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
| • Summer (DST) | IST (WEST) (UTC-1) |
| Irish Grid Reference | G793514 |
Largydonnell (Irish: Learga Uí Dhónaill, meaning "hillside of Ó Dónaill") is a village on the R280 regional road in County Leitrim, Ireland.
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, where a survivor of the wreck of the Spanish Armada at Tullaghan spent some time before proceeding to MacClancy's Castle at Rosclogher in Lough Melvin where he remained for three months.
See also
Population
The population of Largydonnell village was 53 residents at 2002; by 2011, the population increased marginally to 74 residents.
References
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