Mutton Island

Mutton Island, historically 'Inishkeragh', is a small island about 1km off the coast of Galway City, . It is joined to the mainland by a manmade causeway.
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Photo: Alvaro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Islet
  • Description: island in County Galway, Ireland
  • Also known as: “Mutton Island, County Galway”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mutton Island Lighthouse and Spanish Arch.

Lighthouse
Photo: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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The and the Caoċ Arch in city, Ireland, are two remaining arches on the Ceann an Bhalla.

Theater building
Photo: MaxPride, CC BY-SA 3.0.
An Taibhdhearc is the national Irish language theatre of . It was founded in 1928. The word taibhdhearc means "ghostly vision", from, "taibhse" meaning ghost, and "dearcadh" meaning "view".

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Claddagh and Salthill.

Suburb
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The is an area close to the centre of , Ireland, where the meets . It was formerly a fishing village, just outside the old city walls.

Suburb
Photo: Arnold Unterholzner, CC BY 2.0.
is a seaside area to the southwest of city centre in the west of Ireland. The area is home to a number of tourist amenities and there is a 2 km long promenade, locally known as "the Prom", which overlooks .

Photo: Massimo Telò, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the county town of on the west coast of Ireland. It's Ireland's fourth-largest city, with a population in 2024 of 85,000, but its historic centre on the east bank of the River Corrib is compact.

Mutton Island

Latitude
53.25476° or 53° 15′ 17″ north
Longitude
-9.05342° or 9° 3′ 12″ west
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
9C5G7W3W+WJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1220010695
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
2962341
Wiki­data ID
Q22084170
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Mutton Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Mutton Island (pulo sa Ireland, Connaught, County Galway, lat 53,25, long -9,05)”
  • Cebuano: “Mutton Island”
  • German: “Mutton Island”
  • Irish: “Inis Caorach”
  • Swedish: “Mutton Island”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include The Celia Griffin Children’s Park and Galway Famine Ship Memorial.

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