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Inishmore (Irish: Árainn [ˈaːɾˠən̠ʲ] ⓘ, Árainn Mhór [ˈaːɾˠən̠ʲ woːɾ] or Inis Mór [ˈɪnʲɪʃ mˠoːɾ]) is the largest of the Aran Islands in Galway Bay, off the west coast of Ireland.
A view over Inishmore, from Dún Eochla, with Inishmaan and Cliffs of Moher in the background. On the cliff tops, ancient forts such as Dún Aonghasa (Dún Aengus) on Inishmore and Dún Chonchúir (Fort of Conchobar) on Inishmaan are some of the oldest archaeological remains in Ireland. A lacework of ancient stone walls across all three islands ...
Inishmore was the first lighthouse built on the Aran Islands and was completed in 1818 in the centre of the island near Dun Oghil. Located on a hill 122m above sea level, it was designed to guide shipping past the island chain, but it became apparent that it was poorly positioned.
Dún Aonghasa (unofficial anglicised version Dun Aengus [2]) is the best-known of several prehistoric hill forts on the Aran Islands of County Galway, Ireland. It lies on Inis Mór , at the edge of a 100-metre-high (330 ft) cliff.
Dún Dúchathair or simply Dúchathair (anglicized Doocaher), [1] meaning "black fort", is a large stone fort on the cliffs at Cill Éinne, (Killeany), Inishmore (one of the Aran Islands) in County Galway, Ireland. [2] Due to erosion, it now sits on a rocky promontory that stretches out into the sea. On its outer side there are large walls ...
A wormhole is a hypothetical structure which connects disparate points in spacetime. It may be visualized as a tunnel with two ends at separate points in spacetime (i.e., different locations, different points in time, or both). Wormholes are based on a special solution of the Einstein field equations. [1]
A lifeboat station was first established on Inishmore in 1927 by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), and named Galway Bay Lifeboat Station. [1] Aran Islands lifeboat 17-06 David Kirkaldy (ON 1217) The station currently operates the Severn-class lifeboat 17-06 David Kirkaldy (ON 1217), on station since 1997. [2]
The first lighthouse on the Aran Islands was built in 1818 on Inishmore in the centre of the island near Dun Oghil, but it became apparent that it was poorly positioned. . Firstly, because it could not be seen at the hazardous ends of the Aran Islands chain, where the North and South Sound approaches were located, and secondly, its location on the highest point of the island also meant it ...