Dog Island
Dog Island is an islet in County Galway, Connacht. Dog Island is situated nearby to the hamlet An Aird, as well as near Cora Bhuí.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lettermullan and Séipéal Réalt na Mara.
Lettermullan
Island
Photo: Angodowd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lettermullen, is a small island and village on the coast of southern Connemara in County Galway, Ireland. It is about 58 km west of Galway city, at the far western end of Galway Bay, Lettermullen is the westernmost of three islands; Lettermullen, Gorumna and…
Furnace
Island
Furnace Island, or simply Furnace, is one of the inhabited South Connemara Islands of County Galway, in Ireland. It is connected to the mainland by a bridge to the island Lettermullan. Furnace is situated 3 km north of Dog Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lettermore and Carraroe.
Lettermore
Village
Photo: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lettermore is a Gaeltacht village in County Galway, Ireland. It is also the name of the island, linked by road to the mainland, on which the village sits. Lettermore is situated 8 km northeast of Dog Island.
Carraroe
Photo: Carraroe1, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Carraroe is a tiny village which is nevertheless the largest settlement on the Carraroe / Cheathrú Rua Peninsula of Connemara in County Galway. It has a population of 725 people, and has one of the highest percentages of Irish speakers in the country, at 78%.
Dog Island
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in County Galway, Ireland
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.22805° or 53° 13′ 41″ northLongitude
-9.72895° or 9° 43′ 44″ westElevation
16 metres (52 feet)Open location code
9C5G67HC+6COpenStreetMap ID
way 4563147OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
3311999Wikidata ID
Q26717797
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Dog Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Dog Island (pulo sa Ireland, Connaught, County Galway, lat 53,23, long -9,73)”
- Cebuano: “Dog Island”
- Irish: “Oileán an Mhadaidh”
- Irish: “Oileán an Mhadra”
- Swedish: “Dog Island”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as An Aird and Cora Bhuí.
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Highlights include Ionad Oidhreachta Leitir Mealláin and Crappagh.
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