Saint Macdara’s Island
Saint Macdara’s Island is an islet in County Galway, Connacht. Saint Macdara’s Island is situated nearby to the locality Ard, as well as near the hamlet Moyrus.- Type: Islet
- Description: island
- Also known as: “Macdara”, “St Macdaras Island”, and “St. MacDara’s Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Saint Macdara’s Island and Mason Island.
Saint Macdara’s Island
Church
Photo: Megdotcom, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saint Macdara's Island is a small island off the coast of County Galway in Ireland on which stands a mediaeval Christian monastery and National Monument.
Mason Island
Island
Mason Island is an uninhabited island located off the Galway coast near the village of Carna.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carna and Letterard.
Carna
Village
Photo: Dr Charles Nelson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carna is an area in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. It is located on the country's west coast in the Gaeltacht, about 74 km west of Galway city. Carna is an extremely small area, but as a focal point for the surrounding areas, it contains a Garda Síochána station, a Health Centre including a Rapid Response Ambulance, and an Irish Coastguard lifeboat. Carna is situated 6 km east of Saint Macdara’s Island.
Letterard
Hamlet
Photo: Fractal Angel, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Letterard is a townland located in the parish of Moyrus or Carna, Connemara on the West Coast of the Republic of Ireland. It is located in County Galway. Letterard is situated 8 km northeast of Saint Macdara’s Island.
Saint Macdara’s Island
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.30516° or 53° 18′ 19″ northLongitude
-9.92143° or 9° 55′ 17″ westElevation
22 metres (72 feet)Open location code
9C5G834H+3COpenStreetMap ID
way 4562884OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
2961621Wikidata ID
Q1259641
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Saint Macdara’s Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Saint Macdaras Island”
- Chinese: “聖麥克達拉島”
- German: “St. MacDara’s Island”
- Irish: “Cruach na Cara”
- Irish: “Oileán Mhic Dara”
- Swedish: “Saint Macdaras Island”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ard and Moyrus.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Penitential Station and St. MacDara’s Island Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Site.
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