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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, [1] but this was not geographically correct and is purely of historical interest.
This is a list of inland islands of Ireland, within lakes and rivers of Ireland. This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (February 2011)
Aran Islands, Gaeltacht islands in Galway Bay which are the location of Dún Aonghasa [12] [13] Connemara, Irish Gaeltacht, a heathland area, including Connemara National Park [2] Galway City, a university city (seat of the NUI Galway) Kylemore Abbey & Gardens [2] Kerry, scenic rural county in the south west
The largest of the other islands are to be found in the Hebrides and the Northern Isles to the north, and Anglesey and the Isle of Man between Great Britain and Ireland. Not included are the Channel Islands which, positioned off the coast of France, are not part of the archipelago. There are 188 permanently inhabited islands in total: Isle of ...
The Aran Islands (/ ˈ ær ə n / ARR-ən; Irish: Oileáin Árann, pronounced [əˈlʲaːnʲ ˈaːɾˠən̪ˠ]) or The Arans (na hÁrainneacha [n̪ˠə ˈhaːɾˠən̠ʲəxə]) are a group of three islands at the mouth of Galway Bay, off the west coast of Ireland, with a total area around 46 km 2 (18 sq mi).
With an area of 31 km 2 (12 sq mi) 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 ...
This is a list of islands in the Irish Sea. Listed below are islands in the Irish Sea which are over 1 km 2 in area, or which have a permanent population: Name
Ireland is an island surrounded by water, [1] with a 7,500 kilometres (4,700 mi) coastline. [2] This list catalogues about 400 of the coastal landforms of the island including bays, estuaries, harbours, headlands, and many others.