Aughinish
Aughinish is a former island in the Shannon estuary, in County Limerick, Ireland, near Foynes. Rusal Aughinish, Europe's largest bauxite refinery, is located on the island.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Island
- Description: peninsula in the Republic of Ireland
- Also known as: “Aughinish Island”, “Aughinish, County Limerick”, “Aughnish”, and “Eachinis”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Foynes Flying Boat & Maritime Museum.
Foynes Flying Boat & Maritime Museum
Museum
Photo: Roger McLachlan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Foynes Flying Boat & Maritime Museum is situated 3 km west of Aughinish.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Foynes and Askeaton.
Foynes
Town
Photo: Sean an Scuab, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Foynes is a town and major port in County Limerick in the midwest of Ireland, located at the edge of hilly land on the southern bank of the Shannon Estuary. The population of the town was 512 as of the 2022 census. Foynes is situated 3 km west of Aughinish.
Askeaton
Town
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Askeaton is a town in County Limerick, Ireland. The town is built on the banks of the River Deel which flows into the Shannon Estuary 3 km to the north. Askeaton is situated 7 km east of Aughinish.
Ballysteen
Hamlet
Ballysteen is a small village and townland in County Limerick, Ireland. It is located in the civil parish of Iveruss and the historical barony of Kenry. Ballysteen is situated 8 km east of Aughinish.
Aughinish
- Categories: peninsula and landform
- Location: Munster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Aughinish” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Aughinish Island”
- Dutch: “Aughinish, County Limerick”
- Dutch: “Aughinish”
- German: “Aughinish Island”
- Irish: “Eachinis, Luimnigh”
- Swedish: “Aughinish”
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