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Introducing County Leitrim
Split almost in two by Lough Allen, locals say that land in Leitrim (Liatroim) is sold by the gallon, and they’re only half joking. Leitrim suffered hugely from emigration because of its terrible soil fertility. Even today it has the smallest population (around 25, 800) of all the counties. On the flip side, it has the most pubs per capita in Ireland.
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A far-sighted renovation project, completed in 1994, saw the creation of a symbolic link between southern and northern Ireland, when the 19th-century Ballyconnell–Ballinamore Canal was reopened as the Shannon-Erne Waterway. It joins Ireland’s two main river systems (the Shannon and the Erne) to create an amazing 750km network of rivers, lakes and artificial navigations. The waterway runs from the River Shannon beside the village of Leitrim, 4km north of Carrick-on-Shannon, through northwestern County Cavan to the southern shore of Upper Lough Erne, just over the Northern Ireland border in County Fermanagh.
Lively Carrick-on-Shannon is the ideal gateway for exploring both the waterway and the county.
Last updated: Mar 2, 2009
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