Leighon Island
Leighon Island is an island in County Galway, Connacht. Leighon Island is situated nearby to the hamlet Annaghvaan, as well as near the locality Loughaunavneen.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Séipéal an Ioncolnaithe.
Séipéal an Ioncolnaithe
Church
Photo: Newbert12, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Séipéal an Ioncolnaithe is a church, which is situated 3 km northeast of Leighon Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bealadangan and Lettermore.
Bealadangan
Hamlet
Béal an Daingin or Béal a' Daingin is a small Gaeltacht village in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. The primary spoken language is Irish, and all but a few of the elderly population also speak English.
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 4 km south of Leighon Island.
Kilkieran
Village
Photo: Jonathan Wilkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cill Chiaráin is a coastal village in the Connemara area of County Galway in Ireland. The R340 passes through Cill Chiaráin. Cill Chiaráin lies in a Gaeltacht region, and Coláiste Sheosaimh hosts Irish language courses within the village. Kilkieran is situated 7 km west of Leighon Island.
Leighon Island
- Type: Island
- Description: island in County Galway, Ireland
- Category: landform
- Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Leighon Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Leighon Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Leighon Island”
- Irish: “Laidhean”
- Swedish: “Leighon Island”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Annaghvaan and Loughaunavneen.
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Highlights include Beaghy Islands and Camus Bay.
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