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List Of Islands Of Ireland
This is a list of islands of Ireland. Ireland is itself an island, lying west of the island of Great Britain and northwest of mainland Europe. The Hebrides off Scotland and Anglesey off Wales were grouped with Ireland ("Hibernia") by the Greco- Roman geographer Ptolemy,. but this was not geographically correct and is purely of historical interest. Largest offshore islands by area and population Total population of Irish offshore islands The number of people living on Irish offshore islands decreased dramatically during the Irish famine and the period following it. Since then the trend on most islands has been a decreasing population until the 1950s and 1960s, during which many islands were forcibly evacuated by the Irish Government as continuous bad weather meant that islanders were unable to travel to the mainland for several consecutive months. Of the remaining islands that were not evacuated, many of their populations have continued to dwindle ever since, with some seei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ireland
Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelanda sovereign state covering five-sixths of the island) and Northern Ireland (part of the United Kingdomcovering the remaining sixth). It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Great Britain and Ireland), North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel. Ireland is the List of islands of the British Isles, second-largest island of the British Isles, the List of European islands by area, third-largest in Europe, and the List of islands by area, twentieth-largest in the world. As of 2022, the Irish population analysis, population of the entire island is just over 7 million, with 5.1 million in the Republic of Ireland and 1.9 million in Northern Ireland, ranking it the List of European islands by population, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achill Island
Achill Island (; ) is an island off the west coast of Ireland in the historical barony of Burrishoole, County Mayo. It is the largest of the Irish isles and has an area of approximately . Achill had a population of 2,345 in the 2022 census. The island, which has been connected to the mainland by a bridge since 1887, is served by Michael Davitt Bridge, between the villages of Achill Sound and Polranny. Other centres of population include the villages of Keel, Dooagh, Dooega, Dooniver, and Dugort. There are a number of peat bogs on the island. Roughly half of the island, including the villages of Achill Sound and Bun an Churraigh, are in the Gaeltacht (traditional Irish-speaking region) of Ireland, although the vast majority of the island's population speaks English as their daily language. The island is within a civil parish, also called Achill, that includes Achillbeg, Inishbiggle and the Corraun Peninsula. History It is believed that at the end of the Neolith ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lettermullen
Lettermullen, ( or possibly "the hill with the mill"), is a small island and village on the coast of southern Connemara in County Galway, Ireland. It is about west of Galway city, at the far western end of Galway Bay, Lettermullen is the westernmost of three islands; Lettermullen, Gorumna and Lettermore, along with smaller islands collectively known as Ceantar na nOileán ("District of the Islands") connected to the mainland by the bridges and causeways of R374. Geography and geology Lettermullen is in the parish of Kilcummin, barony of Moycullen, and province of Connacht. It forms one side of Kiegall Bay, and its northern end is part of the shore of Casheen Bay. The island comprises about of arable and pasture land. The inhabitants are chiefly employed in herring and cod fisheries and in the collection of seaweed for manure. Lettermullen is connected to the islands of Dinish, Furnish, Inisherk and An Crappagh. The northern third of Lettermullan is composed of the same int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bere Island
Bere Island or Bear Island (, although officially called ''An tOileán Mór'' meaning "the big island") is an island in Bantry Bay off the Beara Peninsula in County Cork, Ireland. It spans roughly 10 km x 3 km, with an area of 17.68 km2 and, as of the 2022 census, had a population of 218 people. Legend says that the island was named by a 2nd-century king of Munster, Mogh Nuadat, in honour of his wife, Beara, the daughter of Heber Mór, King of Castile. History Early traces of human occupation include megalithic tombs and standing stones. The island was the property of the O'Sullivan Bere clan and remained so until the power of the Gaelic chieftains was finally broken in 1602. This period also saw the first military interest in the island when Sir George Carew ordered a road to be built across the island to transport troops to participate in the siege of Dunboy. In December 1796, a French Navy fleet entered Bantry Bay and Berehaven Harbour, led by Lazare H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inisheer
Inisheer ( , or ) is the smallest and most easterly of the three Aran Islands in Galway Bay, Ireland. With 343 residents as of the 2022 census, it is second-most populous of the Arans. Caomhán of Inis Oírr is the island's patron saint. There are five small settlements: Baile Thiar, Chapeltown (Baile an tSéipéil), Castle Village (Baile an Chaisleáin), Baile an Fhormna and Baile an Lorgain. The island is in a civil parish of the same name. Name The island was originally called ''Árainn Airthir'', and later ''Inis Oirthir'', which are thought to mean "eastern Aran" and "eastern island" respectively. (see scanned records) The second element is also found in the names Inishsirrer and Orior. According to Séamas Ó Murchú, the current official name, , was brought into use by the Ordnance Survey Ireland. He says it may be a compromise between and the traditional local name . Geology and geography The island is geologically an extension of The Burren. The terrain of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inch Island
Inch Island () is in Lough Swilly, a sea lough in County Donegal on the northern coast of Ireland. ''Discoverer Series'' Sheet 7 (F Edition). Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland (O.S.N.I.), Land and Property Services, Belfast, 2017. Inch is also the name of the civil parish covering the island. Geography and History Inch Island is around 5 square miles (13 square kilometres) in area. The island lies in Lough Swilly, Inch being just off the south-western coast of the Inishowen mainland, near the village of Burt. Inch Island is connected to the mainland by a causeway road, known as the Inch Banks. The island's highest hill, Inch Top, is 222 metres in height. Another Irish language name for Inch Island is ''Inis na nOsirí'', meaning 'Island of the Oysters'. Population The table reports data taken from ''Discover the Islands of Ireland'' (Alex Ritsema, Collins Press, 1999) and the Census of Ireland. Buildings The remains of a portal tomb with a nearby burial chamber, pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Donegal
County Donegal ( ; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county of the Republic of Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Ulster and is the northernmost county of Ireland. The county mostly borders Northern Ireland, sharing only a small border with the rest of the Republic. It is named after the town of Donegal (town), Donegal in the south of the county. It has also been known as County Tyrconnell or Tirconaill (), after Tyrconnell, the historical territory on which it was based. Donegal County Council is the local government in the Republic of Ireland, local council and Lifford is the county town. The population was 167,084 at the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census. Name County Donegal is named after the town of Donegal (town), Donegal () in the south of the county. It has also been known by the alternative name County Tyrconnell or Tirconaill (, meaning 'Land of Conall Gulban, Conall'). The latter was its official name between 1922 and 1927. This is in reference to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arranmore
''Árainn Mhór'' (English language, English name: Arranmore) is an island off the west coast of County Donegal in Ulster, the northern Provinces of Ireland, province in Ireland. Arranmore is the largest inhabited island of County Donegal, with a population of 478 in 2022, but has had a gradually falling native population since the 1990s. Its main settlement is Leabgarrow. The island is part of the ''Gaeltacht'', with most of the inhabitants speaking Ulster Irish. It is also known in English as Aran Island (not to be confused with the Aran Islands off Galway Bay or the Scottish Isle of Arran). In Irish language, Irish it was traditionally called ''Árainn''; the adjective ''mór'' (large) was added fairly recently. It was also sometimes called ''Árainn Uí Dhomhnaill'', 'Aran of the O'Donnell Clan, O'Donnells'. Appeal to foreigners In 2019, islanders wrote open letters to the United States and Australia, asking people to consider moving to the island. They encouraged both p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lettermore
Lettermore (, ) is a village in County Galway, Ireland. It is also the name of the island, linked by road to the mainland, on which the village sits. The main spoken language of the area is Irish. Lettermore island is in two halves. The eastern half is known as Lettermore, while the western half is known as Lettercallow (, ).Census of Ireland, 1911: Area, Houses, and Population : Also the Ages, Civil Or Conjugal Condition, Occupations, Birthplaces, Religion, and Education of the People. United Kingdom, H.M. Stationery Office, 1912. Demographics See also * List of towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland * Darach Ó Catháin * Gorumna * CLG Naomh Anna, Leitir Móir * Fiachra Breathnach * Seoighe Inish Bearachain * Peigín Leitir Móir "Peigín Leitir Móir" is a popular Irish folk song. The original verses of the song were written in Irish by Máirtín Ó Clochartaigh and Pádraic Ó Maille of Leitir Caladh (a townland to the north of Leitir Mór, County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Kerry
County Kerry () is a Counties of Ireland, county on the southwest coast of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, within the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and the Southern Region, Ireland, Southern Region. It is bordered by two other counties; County Limerick, Limerick to the east, and County Cork, Cork to the south and east. It is separated from County Clare, Clare to the north by the Shannon Estuary. With an area of and a population of 156,458 as of 2022, it is the List of Irish counties by area, 5th largest of Ireland's 32 counties by land area, and the List of Irish counties by population, 15th most populous. The governing Local government in the Republic of Ireland, local authority is Kerry County Council. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean, Kerry is Ireland's most westerly county. Its List of Irish counties by coastline, rugged coastline stretches for and is characterised by bays, sea cliffs, beaches and many small offshore islands, of which the Blaskets and the Skelligs a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentia Island
Valentia Island () is one of Republic of Ireland, Ireland's most westerly points. It lies in Dingle Bay off the Iveragh Peninsula in the southwest of County Kerry. It is linked to the mainland by the Maurice O'Neill Memorial Bridge at Portmagee. A Roll-on/roll-off, car ferry also departs from Reenard Point to Knightstown, County Kerry, Knightstown, the island's main settlement, from April to October. Another, smaller village named Chapeltown, County Kerry, Chapeltown sits at roughly the midpoint of the island, from the bridge. Valentia Island's permanent population is 658 (). It is about long by almost wide, making it the fifth-biggest List of islands of Ireland, island off the Irish coast. Name The English name 'Valentia' or 'Valencia' Island does not come from the Spanish city of Valencia. Instead it comes from the Irish name of Valentia Harbour, ''cuan Bhéil Inse'', "harbour-mouth of the island". It was anglicized as 'Bealinche' and 'Ballentia' before evolving into 'Vale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inishmore
Inishmore ( , or ) is the largest of the Aran Islands in Galway Bay, off the west coast of Ireland. With an area of and a population of 820 (as of 2016), it is the second-largest island off the Irish coast (after Achill) and most populous of the Aran Islands. The island is in the Irish-speaking Gaeltacht and has a strong Irish culture. Much of the island is karst landscape and it has a wealth of ancient and medieval sites including Dún Aonghasa, described as "the most magnificent barbaric monument in Europe" by George Petrie. The island is a civil parish of the same name. Name Before the 20th century, the island was usually called or , which is thought to mean 'kidney-shaped' or 'ridge'. It was anglicized as Aran, Aran More, or Great Aran. This has caused some confusion with Arranmore, County Donegal, which has the same Irish name. The name "Inishmore" was "apparently concocted by the Ordnance Survey for its map of 1839" as an Anglicization of ('big island'), as th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
