Lettermuckoo Explained

Lettermuckoo [1] is a townland in County Galway, Ireland.[2] It lies in an Irish-speaking (Gaeltacht) area,[1] close to the villages of Screeb and Casla (Costelloe).[3] The townland of Lettermuckoo has an area of approximately 10km2,[2] and had a population of 55 residents as of the 2011 census.[4] The local national (primary) school, Scoil Naisiunta Leitir Mucú,[5] closed in 2015 due to a lack of students.

Sport

The stallion Lettermuckoo Lad is a Connemara pony born in 2001 in Lettermuckoo.[6] Lettermuckoo Lad won a number of showjumping competitions,[7] and finished 3rd in the "Performance Hunter for Connemara Ponies 8-15 years" category at the 2013 Dublin Horse Show.[8]

References

53.3193°N -9.5498°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Leitir Mucú / Lettermuckoo . Placenames Database of Ireland . logainm.ie . 12 April 2021 .
  2. Web site: Leitir Mucú Townland, Co. Galway . townlands.ie . 12 April 2021 .
  3. Web site: Lettermuckoo. 2021-03-03. Lettermuckoo. en.
  4. Web site: CD155 - Galway Population by Private Households, Occupied and Vacancy Rate by Townlands, CensusYear and Statistic . Central Statistics Office . data.gov.ie . 12 April 2021 . Lettermuckoo, Camus, Co. Galway [..] 2011 [..] Population 55 .
  5. Web site: Scoil Naisiunta Leitir Mucu, Galway West County on SchoolDays.ie. 2021-03-03. www.schooldays.ie.
  6. Web site: 2018-06-29. Lettermuckoo Lad. 2021-03-03. SporthorseData. en.
  7. Web site: Showjumping Ireland > Schedule > Search > Animals > Animal Results > Lettermuckoo Lad . 12 April 2021. www.sji.ie.
  8. Web site: RDS Results 2013 – Connemara Pony Breeders' Society. 2021-03-03. en-GB.

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