Heir Island
Heir Island, also known as Hare Island or Inishodriscol, is an island in southwest County Cork, Ireland. It has a year-round population of around 25–30.- Type: Island
- Description: island in County Cork, Ireland
- Also known as: “Inishdriscol” and “Inishodriscol”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Sherkin Island and East Skeam Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Baltimore and Ballydehob.
Baltimore
Baltimore is a village in County Cork near the southwest tip of Ireland.
Ballydehob
Village
Heir Island
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.49428° or 51° 29′ 39″ north
Longitude
-9.43963° or 9° 26′ 23″ west
Elevation
20 metres (66 feet)
Open location code
9C3GFHV6+P4
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Ukrainian—“Heir Island” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Inis Uí Drisceoil”
- Cebuano: “Hare Island”
- Dutch: “Heir Island”
- Irish: “Inis Uí Drisceoil”
- Swedish: “Hare Island”
- Ukrainian: “Хейр”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: The Doon and Turk Head.
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Highlights: Main Beach and Illaungawna.
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