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News Ireland » Leitrim » History: LISTEN: Small County Thinks Big – the Leitrim County Council and Landmark Hotel Story

News channel or source: https://www.irishcentral.com/culture/irish-stew-podcast-leitrim
Published on: Thursday 22 January 2026

It may be the smallest county in Connacht, the smallest by population in Ireland, with the smallest stretch of beach on the Wild Atlantic Way, but in their latest episode the Irish Stew podcasters ...

News Ireland » Leitrim » History: Leitrim human remains date to at least 5,300 years ago

News channel or source: https://www.rte.ie/news/regional/2026/0709/1582468-leitrim-human-remains/
Published on: Thursday 09 July 2026

Human remains discovered almost a century ago in a megalithic tomb in Co Leitrim have been dated to 5,300-5,600 years ago. This date places them earlier than remains associated with Newgrange and ...

News Ireland » Leitrim » History: Places, stories and a cyclists memories of County Leitrim

News channel or source: https://www.irishcentral.com/travel/best-of-ireland/cycliing-county-leitrim
Published on: Tuesday 30 May 2023

In Leitrim, where I like to cycle, the short dark days of winter bring quiet roads and lonely pathways. Few people venture over the hills and across the bogs. This is a time of windy, wet days and ...

News Ireland » Leitrim » History: Johnny Gogan: The filmmaker who found a home in Leitrim

News channel or source: https://www.leitrimobserver.ie/news/johnny-gogan-the-filmmaker-who-found-a-home-in-leitrim-8956829
Published on: Wednesday 02 September 2026

From a teenage school projectionist to an award-winning filmmaker, Johnny Gogan reflects on four decades in Irish film and why he chose to build his life and career in Leitrim.