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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.
The island of Inishmore hosted a Friends of Ted festival in 2007. The 1996 play The Cripple of Inishmaan by Martin McDonagh is set on the Aran Islands. The play is the first in the Aran Islands Trilogy, followed in 2001 by The Lieutenant of Inishmore , and the unpublished The Banshees of Inisheer .
The Inishmore or Dún Árann Lighthouse, is a decommissioned lighthouse located on the highest point of Inishmore, the largest of the Aran Islands in County Galway, Ireland. It was the first of a series of lighthouses that were built in the 19th century on the Aran Islands, but it was poorly positioned and was eventually replaced by the ...
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]
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.
In a three day period from the 3 October 2000, the Aran Islands Severn-class lifeboat 17-06 David Kirkaldy (ON 1217) spent over 30 hours at sea, searching for survivors of the Spanish Fishing trawler Arosa, which sank near Skerd Rocks, 10 miles (16 km) north-west of Inishmore. Just one man survived of the 13 crew.
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 ...
Isle of Inishmore may refer to: Inishmore , the largest of the Aran Islands off the west coast of Ireland MS Isle of Inishmore (1980) , a ferry operated by B&I Line and Irish Ferries 1993-1996