Listing Hewitt, Marilyn OSI/OSNI grid L856550 Prominence 322 m Mountain range Maumturks | Location Galway, Ireland Elevation 667 m Province Connacht Parent range Maumturks | |
Similar Barrslievenaroy, Binn Mhór, Corcoge, Lackavrea, Benbaun | ||
Letterbreckaun is a 667-metre (2,188 ft) mountain in County Galway, Ireland. It the second highest peak in the Maumturks range, which lie within the Connemara region.
Map of Letterbreckaun, Gowlaunlee, Co. Galway, Ireland
The name Letterbreckaun comes from Leitir Bhriocáin, 'Brecan’s wet hillside', and is the name of a townland on the slope of the hill. Saint Brecan is a saint associated particularly with Co. Galway, who is said to have been the successor to St. Enda in Cill Éinne, the Aran Islands.
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