Clare Island

Clare Island, also historically Inishcleer, is a mountainous island guarding the entrance to in , Ireland. Historically part of the kingdom of Umhaill, it is famous as the home of the 16th century pirate queen Gráinne O'Malley.
Wikipedia
Photo: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Island
  • …has 168 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 110 metres (361 feet)
  • Description: island in County Mayo, Ireland

Places of Interest

Highlights include Clare Island Abbey and Knockmore.

Church
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, officially St.

Peak
Photo: Ire2500, Public domain.
is a mountain on Clare Island off the coast of , .

Ruins
Photo: Steve Edge, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Granuaile's Castle is a tower house and National Monument located in Clare Island, . is situated 2½ km east of Clare Island.

Clare Island

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Latitude
53.80472° or 53° 48′ 17″ north
Longitude
-9.99194° or 9° 59′ 31″ west
Open location code
9C5GR235+V6
Geo­Names ID
2965473
Wiki­data ID
Q1095319

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Clare Island” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Clare uhartea”
  • Breton: “Clare Island”
  • Breton: “Cliara”
  • Catalan: “Illa de Clare”
  • Cebuano: “Clare Island”
  • Chinese: “克萊爾島”
  • Czech: “Clare Island”
  • Danish: “Clare Island”
  • Dutch: “Clare Island”
  • Esperanto: “Insulo Cliara”
  • French: “Clare”
  • French: “île de Clare”
  • French: “Île de Clare”
  • German: “Clare Island”
  • Indonesian: “Pulau Clare”
  • Irish: “Cliara”
  • Irish: “Oileán Chliara”
  • Italian: “Clare Island”
  • Japanese: “クレア島”
  • Korean: “클래어 섬”
  • Korean: “클래어섬”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Clare Island”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Clare Island”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Oileán Chliara”
  • Norwegian: “Clare Island”
  • Polish: “Clare (wyspa)”
  • Polish: “Clare”
  • Russian: “Клэр (остров)”
  • Russian: “Клэр”
  • Swedish: “Clare Island”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Knocknaveen and Alnamarnagh.

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