Exhibit No. 23

                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED
                             PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in  the  Registration
Statements on Form S-8 (No.  333-36194  filed on May 3, 2000 and No.  333-144951
filed on July 30, 2007) of First Litchfield Financial Corporation and Subsidiary
of our report  dated  March 31, 2008  relating to our audit of the  consolidated
financial  statements,  which appears in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of First
Litchfield Financial  Corporation and Subsidiary for the year ended December 31,
2007.

/s/ McGladrey & Pullen, LLP
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New Haven, Connecticut
March 31, 2008

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