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Lettermullen is in the parish of Kilcummin, barony of Moycullen, and province of Connaught. It forms one side of Kiegall Bay, and its northern end is part of the shore of Casheen Bay. The island comprises about 100 hectares (250 acres) of arable and pasture land. The inhabitants are chiefly employed
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A very well preserved Signal Station is situated near Golam Head. These stations were built all along the Irish coast by the British from 1804 to 1806 to monitor for maritime invasions.
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A picturesque cemetery is situated just south of R374 immediately after you cross the bridge from Gorumna to Lettermullen.
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in herring and cod fisheries and in the collection of seaweed for manure. Lettermullen is connected to the islands of
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underlying most of Galway that formed from crustal melting as a result of the
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The northern third of Lettermullan is composed of the same intrusive
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Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
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The Ethnography of Garumna and Lettermullen in the County Galway
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Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
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Holland, C. H. (Charles Hepworth) Sanders, Ian. (2009).
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Lettermullan

Lettermullen is located in Ireland
53°14′38″N 9°43′34″W / 53.244°N 9.726°W / 53.244; -9.726
Ireland
Province
Connacht
County
County Galway
Irish Grid Reference
L848522
Irish
Connemara
County Galway
Ireland
Galway
Galway Bay
Gorumna
Lettermore
Ceantar na nOileán
Dinish
Devonian
granite
Caledonian Orogeny
Silurian
Ordovician
sedimentary
basalt
Gaeltacht
Irish

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