Rooney’s Island
Rooney’s Island is an islet in County Donegal, Ulster. Rooney’s Island is situated nearby to the locality Bell’s Isle, as well as near Rossilly beg.Places of Interest
Highlights include Donegal Castle and Magherabeg Friary.
Donegal Castle
Museum
Photo: Benson Wills, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Donegal Castle is a castle situated in the centre of Donegal Town in County Donegal in Ulster, the northern province in Ireland. The castle was the stronghold of the O'Donnell clan, Lords of Tír Conaill and one of the most powerful Gaelic families in Ireland from the 5th to the 16th centuries. Donegal Castle is situated 4 km northeast of Rooney’s Island.
Donegal Abbey
Ruins
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Donegal Abbey is a ruined Franciscan Priory in Donegal in Ireland. It was constructed by the O'Donnell dynasty in the fifteenth century and remained a center of Classical Christian education even after its destruction during the Nine Years War. Donegal Abbey is situated 3½ km northeast of Rooney’s Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Laghy and Donegal Town.
Laghy
Village
Photo: Dennis Reynolds, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Laghy or Laghey is a village and townland in County Donegal, Ireland, between Ballintra and Donegal Town. It is one of three villages that make up the parish of Drumholm, formerly a civil and Church of Ireland parish, now only used as a division of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Raphoe. Laghy is situated 3½ km east of Rooney’s Island.
Donegal Town
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Donegal Town is a town in County Donegal in northwest Ireland. With a population of 2700 in 2022, it's neither the county town — that's tiny Lifford — nor the county's largest - that's Letterkenny.
Frosses
Village
Photo: Brian Herrity, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Frosses is a small village in County Donegal, Ireland. It is situated in the south of the county on the R262 regional road, 7 miles west of Donegal Town. The local Catholic church is St. Mary's, located on the main street. Frosses is situated 8 km northwest of Rooney’s Island.
Rooney’s Island
- Type: Islet
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: County Donegal, Ulster, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.62404° or 54° 37′ 27″ northLongitude
-8.14069° or 8° 8′ 27″ westElevation
19 metres (62 feet)Open location code
9C6HJVF5+JPOpenStreetMap ID
way 4559951OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
3308358Wikidata ID
Q26718248
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Rooney’s Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Rooney’s Island”
- Swedish: “Rooney’s Island”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Bell’s Isle and Rossilly beg.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Inishpat and Inishnagor.
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