Inishmeane
Inishmeane is a small island and a townland off the coast of Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland and was once home to a vibrant fishing community. The island has been unpopulated for decades but in recent years some people have started to return.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Joseph Mischyshyn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Magheragallon Cemetery and Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair.
Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair
School
Photo: Bill Bei, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pobalscoil Ghaoth Dobhair is an Irish-medium secondary school in the Gaeltacht district of Gaoth Dobhair, County Donegal, Ireland. It has a pupil attendance of around 450.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Derrybeg and Bunbeg.
Derrybeg
Village
Photo: MaxPride, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Doirí Beaga, is a Gaeltacht village and townland in the parish of Gweedore in County Donegal, Ireland. It includes RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta regional studios, a Gaelic Athletic Association, club and a golf club.
Bunbeg
Village
Photo: John Daye, CC BY-SA 3.0.
An Bun Beag, meaning "the small river mouth", is a small Gaeltacht village and townland in County Donegal, Ireland. It is officially the smallest townland in Gaoth Dobhair, but today the name Bunbeg is used to describe a large region of the parish.
Gweedore
Photo: Yodaspirine, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gaoth Dobhair or Gweedore is an Irish-speaking area on the northwest corner of County Donegal. Its main settlements are Bunbeg and Derrybeg on the coast, Brinlack further north, and Dunlewey inland, with a population of 4065 in 2003.
Inishmeane
- Type: Island
- Description: island in County Donegal, Ireland
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: County Donegal, Ulster, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.10429° or 55° 6′ 16″ northLongitude
-8.33777° or 8° 20′ 16″ westElevation
12 metres (39 feet)Open location code
9C7H4M36+PVOpenStreetMap ID
way 4559234OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
2963629Wikidata ID
Q24196668
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Turkish—“Inishmeane” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Inis Meáin”
- Bulgarian: “Инишмеане”
- Cebuano: “Inishmeane”
- Irish: “Inis Meáin”
- Swedish: “Inishmeane”
- Turkish: “Inishmeane (İrlanda)”
- Turkish: “Inishmeane”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Cornameel and An Ghlaisigh Íochtarach.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include An Trá Líona and Tor na gColpach.
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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 “Inishmeane”. Photo: Joseph Mischyshyn, CC BY-SA 2.0.