Mweenish Island
Maínis or Mweenish is an island off the Connemara coast in the heart of the Conamara Gaeltacht. The island is close to Carna and linked to the mainland by a bridge. It is noted for its isolation and rugged beauty.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Kevin Scannell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Island
- Description: island near Carna, County Galway, Ireland
- Also known as: “Maínis”, “Maoinis”, and “Muighinis”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mason Island and St Mary’s Church.
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.
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 north of Mweenish Island.
Kilkieran
Village
Photo: Jonathan Wilkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cill Chiaráin is a coastal village in the Connemara area of County Galway in Ireland. The R340 passes through Cill Chiaráin. Cill Chiaráin lies in a Gaeltacht region, and Coláiste Sheosaimh hosts Irish language courses within the village. Kilkieran is situated 8 km east of Mweenish Island.
Mweenish Island
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.30082° or 53° 18′ 3″ northLongitude
-9.85566° or 9° 51′ 20″ westElevation
7 metres (23 feet)Open location code
9C5G842V+8POpenStreetMap ID
way 359435873OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
2962337Wikidata ID
Q26715551
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Swedish—“Mweenish Island” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Maínis”
- Cebuano: “Mweenish Island (pulo, lat 53,30, long -9,85)”
- Cebuano: “Mweenish Island”
- Dutch: “Maínis”
- Irish: “Maínis”
- Irish: “Muighinis”
- Swedish: “Mweenish Island”
- “Maínis”
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Highlights include Mweenish Cemetery and Carra Island.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Mweenish Island”. Photo: Kevin Scannell, CC BY-SA 4.0.