County Leitrim - Towns

Ballinamore meaning the "Mouth of the Big Ford" was so named because it was the main crossing point on the Yellow River which later became the Ballinamore/Ballyconnell Canal, and is more recently referred to as the 'Shannon-Erne Waterway'.

Ballinamore is built in what was known as the Valley of the Black Pig, the name given on the ancient frontier of Ulster in the fourth century. The town has a population of over eight hundred people. Ballinamore is a thriving rural centre for the surrounding parishes of Aughnasheelin, Aughawillan, Corraleehan, Drumreilly and Fenagh.

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Carrick-on-Shannon is the county town of Leitrim. The Shannon is navigable to a short distance above the town, as is the strait westwards to Lough Key near Boyle. Carrick-on-Shannon was incorporated as a borough by James I in 1613, and sent two members to the Irish Parliament until the abolition of the franchise.

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Carrigallen is part of the drumlin belt and lies in the corner between counties Cavan and Longford. In fact it is at a point in Carrigallen parish, in its southern extremity, that the three provinces Ulster, Leinster and Connacht meet. There are fourteen first-class fishing waters within a radius of 5 km of the town and these are well-stocked with all the well-known specimens. Archaeological remains are plentiful in the district e.g. Errew Graveyard, Kilahurk ring fort and Clooncorrick dolmen, called the King's Grave.

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Dromahair is a quiet village on the River Bonet near the south-east shore of Lough Gill. It is surrounded by a picturesque and historic region which was once the territory of the warlike O' Rourkes. There is a signposted tourist trail of the village.

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