St Patrick’s Island
St Patrick's Island is the most distant of three low-lying uninhabited islets off the headland of Skerries, County Dublin in Ireland. It is an island of low cliffs and lies about 1.5 km from the mainland, with vegetation consisting of grasses, brambles and other species such as hogweed.- Type: Islet
- Description: island
- Also known as: “Church Island”, “Saint Patrick’s Island”, and “Saint Patricks Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Colt Island and Shenick Island.
Colt Island
Islet
Photo: jai, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Colt Island is the closest and smallest of three low-lying, uninhabited islands off the headland of Skerries, County Dublin in Ireland.
Shenick Island
Islet
Photo: jai, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shenick Island or Shenick's Island is an island that lies east of Skerries, County Dublin, Ireland. It is populated only by seals that harbour on the western side of the island and a few different species of seabirds nest there.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Loughshinny and Rush.
Loughshinny
Village
Photo: Colm O hAonghusa, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loughshinny is a small coastal village in northern County Dublin, Ireland, between Skerries and Rush. Loughshinny's more famous landmarks are the Martello Tower on the nearby headland of Drumanagh and some unusual rock formations visible on some of the many coastal walks in the area. Loughshinny is situated 4½ km south of St Patrick’s Island.
Rush
Town
Balbriggan is a seaside town at the north end of County Dublin, 32 km north of Dublin city centre. It was a small fishing village until 1780 then grew rapidly as a textile town, processing cotton and linen. Rush is situated 7 km south of St Patrick’s Island.
Balrothery
Village
Photo: Offdaw, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Balrothery is a village and civil parish located in Fingal, County Dublin, Ireland. The town has historically been called Baile Ruairí in Irish. The 2022 census population for Balrothery was 2,282. Balrothery is situated 8 km west of St Patrick’s Island.
St Patrick’s Island
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.5853° or 53° 35′ 7″ northLongitude
-6.07364° or 6° 4′ 25″ westOpen location code
9C5MHWPG+4GOpenStreetMap ID
way 917227026OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“St Patrick’s Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Saint Patricks Island”
- Chinese: “圣帕特里克岛”
- Chinese: “聖帕特里克島”
- Chinese: “聖派屈克島”
- German: “St. Patrick’s Island”
- Irish: “Inis Pádraig”
- Swedish: “Saint Patricks Island”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Red Island and Skerries.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St. Patricks Church and The Captain’s.
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