Straw Island
Straw Island is an island in County Galway, Connacht. Straw Island is situated nearby to the village Kilronan, as well as near the locality Iaráirne.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Straw Island Lighthouse and Inishmore Aerodrome.
Straw Island Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Alvaro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Straw Island Lighthouse is an active aid to navigation on an islet of the same name in Killeany Bay, northeast of Inishmore in County Galway, Ireland. Completed in 1878, it was the last of four lighthouses built in the 19th century on the Aran Islands.
Inishmore Aerodrome
Aerodrome
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Inishmore Aerodrome is located 1 nautical mile southeast of Kilronan, a town on the island of Inishmore, one of the Aran Islands off the coast of County Galway in Ireland.
Church of St Benan
Photo: Logastro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The oratory Teampall Bheanáin is situated near Kilronan on Inishmore, Aran, Galway Bay, Ireland. A unique example of Celtic church construction. It marks the location of the original monastic settlement founded by Benen, a disciple of St. Church of St Benan is situated 3½ km southwest of Straw Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kilronan.
Kilronan
Village
Photo: Herbert Ortner, CC BY 3.0.
Cill Rónáin, unofficially anglicized as Kilronan, is the main settlement on Inishmore, one of the Aran Islands off the coast of County Galway in Ireland. Kilronan is situated 3 km west of Straw Island.
Straw Island
- Type: Island
- Category: landform
- Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.12056° or 53° 7′ 14″ northLongitude
-9.6275° or 9° 37′ 39″ westOpen location code
9C5G49CF+62GeoNames ID
3229969
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