Calf Island
Calf Island is an islet in County Donegal, Ulster. Calf Island is situated nearby to the locality Craiginore, as well as near the village Leabgarrow.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Arranmore and Arranmore Lifeboat Station.
Arranmore
Photo: Geyo John, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Árainn Mhór or Arranmore is an island 5 km off the west coast of County Donegal. It's a Gaeltacht community where Irish is the official language though English is universally understood.
Arranmore Lifeboat Station
Building
Arranmore Lifeboat Station is at Poolawaddy, a hamlet on the eastern coast of Arranmore Island, approximately 2 miles north of Leabgarrow, the islands largest settlement.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leabgarrow and Burtonport.
Leabgarrow
Village
Photo: Joseph Mischyshyn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
An Leadhb Gharbh is a Gaeltacht village on Arranmore Island, which is to the west of County Donegal about three miles from Burtonport. The island's post office, secondary school and ferry port are located in Leabgarrow.
Burtonport
Village
Photo: MaxPride, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ailt an Chorráin or Ailt a' Chorráin is a Gaeltacht fishing village about 7 km northwest of Dungloe in The Rosses district of County Donegal, Ireland. The main employers in the village were the Burtonport Fishermen's Co-op and the Bord Iascaigh Mhara ice plant; but these have both since closed and their former premises were demolished in 2021 as part of a seafront environment upgrade scheme. Burtonport is situated 5 km east of Calf Island.
Dungloe
Dungloe is a village on the west coast of County Donegal. It's in a Gaeltacht area so its official name is the Irish An Clochan Liath - "the grey stepping stones".
Calf Island
- Type: Islet
- Description: islet in Aran, 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
54.99607° or 54° 59′ 46″ northLongitude
-8.49259° or 8° 29′ 33″ westOpen location code
9C6HXGW4+CXOpenStreetMap ID
way 4559544OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
3307168Wikidata ID
Q104348374
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In Other Languages
“Calf Island” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Oileán An Ghamhma”
- Irish: “Oileán an Ghamhna”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Craiginore and Traderg Bay.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Black Rocks and Cumann na mBád.
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