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Map of County Mayo's western seaboard Achill is Ireland's largest island Clew Bay contains 141 named islands, along with numerous tidal islets This articles lists the islands of County Mayo, the mainland of which is part of the island of Ireland. Included in this list are named offshore and freshwater islands as recorded by Ordnance Survey Ireland or the Placenames Database of Ireland ...
Dorinish (Irish: Deoirinis) is an uninhabited island in Clew Bay in County Mayo, Ireland. During the 1970s it was briefly inhabited by Hippies who established a commune there under the patronage of the island's then owner John Lennon.
Inish Turk Beg (from Irish Inis Toirc Beag, meaning 'small island of the wild boar') is a private island in Clew Bay, County Mayo on the west coast of Ireland.Between 2003 and 2013, it was owned by Nadim Sadek, an Irish-Egyptian marketing entrepreneur.
Islands off County Mayo. The island lies about 15 km (9 mi) off the coast; its highest point reaches 189.3 m (621.1 ft) above sea level. [2] Between Inisturk and Clare Island lies Caher Island. It has a permanent population of 58 people. [5] There are two main settlements, both on the more sheltered eastern end of the island, Ballyheer and ...
Swains Island, annexed: 1925: 0.94: 2.43-----[7] Kanton Island and Enderbury Island, joint occupation with Britain (Independent as Republic of Kiribati in 1979) 1938: 6.5: 16.8----- Water Island, by purchase from the East Asiatic Company, a private shipping company based in Denmark (which at the time was under German occupation) 1944: 0.8: 2.0 ...
Caher Island (Cathair na Naomh in Irish), an uninhabited island off the coast of County Mayo in Ireland, is situated between the larger Clare Island and Inishturk. Etymology [ edit ]
Achill Island (/ ˈ æ k əl /; Irish: Acaill, Oileán Acla) 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 148 km 2 (57 sq mi). Achill had a population of 2,345 in the 2022 census. [1]
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