Leitrim Irish: Liatroim Leitrim / Liatroim
Leitrim from the view of Mccartans road, July 2022
Location within County Down
Population	150 (only includes Leitrim townland.) (2011 Census)
District	Newry, Mourne and Down
County	County Down
Country	Northern Ireland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CASTLEWELLAN
Postcode district	BT31
Dialling code	028
Police	Northern Ireland
Fire	Northern Ireland
Ambulance	Northern Ireland
UK Parliament	South Down
NI Assembly	South Down
List of places UK Northern Ireland Down 54°17′08″N 5°59′54″W / 54.285506°N 5.9982461°W / 54.285506; -5.9982461

Leitrim (from Irish Liatroim 'grey ridge'), is a small village in County Down, Northern Ireland, approximately 3 miles from Castlewellan, near Dromara, in the parish of Drumgooland. 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. ^[1]

Within the centre of Leitrim village there is a Catholic Church, ^[2] a shop and a bar. Along the Backaderry road there is also a pre-school, ^[3] an animal feed factory and the local Gaelic club.

Leitrim’s Gaelic club (Liatroim Fontenoys GAC) is disputed to be the oldest in Down – being founded in 1888. Leitrim has developed friendly rivalrys with Kilcoo GAC and Castlewellan GAC. Most years Leitrim will hold a festival in and around the club grounds.

Although there is only one village named Leitrim in south down, near Hilltown there is a small forest area and camping site named Leitrim lodge. ^[4]

Photos

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  Shop, bar and church on the crossroads at Leitrim.
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  The Church of the Immaculate Conception, Leitrim.
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  Bridge at the centre of Leitrim.
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  1916 Easter Rising Memorial at the Leitrim crossroads.

Places of interest

• Legannany Dolmen is situated nearby, on the slopes of Slieve Croob.^[5]
• Leitrim railway station was opened on 24 March 1906 and closed on 2 May 1955.^[6]

Notable people

• Tom Herron, Northen Irish motorcyclist. Although Born in Lisburn, County Antrim, Herron spent most of his childhood in Leitrim. After Herron’s death he was buried at Leitrim Presbyterian church, not far outside the village. ^[7]