Boa Island
Boa Island is an island near the north shore of Lower Lough Erne in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is 16 miles from Enniskillen town. It is the largest island in Lough Erne, approximately 5 miles long, and relatively narrow.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Lustymore Island.
Lustymore Island
Islet
Lustymore Island is an island located in Lower Lough Erne, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. Nearby is Boa Island whose Caldragh cemetery has a carved Janus-type figure.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pettigoe and Tullyhommon.
Pettigoe
Village
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Pettigo, also spelt Pettigoe, is a small village and townland on the border of County Donegal, Republic of Ireland, and County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. Pettigoe is situated 2½ miles north of Boa Island.
Tullyhommon
Hamlet
Tullyhommon or Tullyhomman is a townland in County Fermanagh, which forms part of the village of Pettigo. The village of Pettigo is primarily within County Donegal in the Republic of Ireland, however one street, High Street, is on the Fermanagh side. Tullyhommon is situated 2½ miles north of Boa Island.
Kesh
Village
Photo: Gordon Dunn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kesh is a village in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is on the Kesh River about 1 mile from Lower Lough Erne. The 2011 Census recorded a population of 1,039 people. which grew to 1098 residents in 2021. Kesh is situated 4½ miles east of Boa Island.
Boa Island
- Type: Island
- Description: island
- Category: landform
- Location: Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Boa Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Asturian to Swedish—“Boa Island” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Islla Boa”
- Cebuano: “Boa Island”
- Dutch: “Boa Island”
- Finnish: “Boa”
- French: “Boa Island”
- German: “Boa Island”
- Irish: “Badhbha”
- Irish: “Inis Badhbha”
- Japanese: “ボア島”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Boa Island”
- Russian: “Боа”
- Russian: “Остров Боа”
- Spanish: “Isla Boa”
- Swedish: “Boa Island”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Portinode and Belalt.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Termon River and Bannus Lough.
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