Rossroe Island
Rossroe Island is an island in County Galway, Connacht. Rossroe Island is situated nearby to the locality Drumalegaun, as well as near Tooreengarve.Places of Interest
Highlights include Inchamakinna and Séipéal Mhic Dara.
Séipéal Mhic Dara
Church
Photo: Newbert12, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Séipéal Mhic Dara is a church, which is situated 3 km south of Rossroe Island.
Cashla Bay Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: MikaLaureque, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cashla Bay Lighthouse is situated 4 km southeast of Rossroe Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bealadangan and Carraroe.
Bealadangan
Village
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. Bealadangan is situated 3 km north of Rossroe 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%.
Leitir Móir
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. Leitir Móir is situated 3½ km west of Rossroe Island.
Rossroe Island
- Type: Island
- Category: landform
- Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.28944° or 53° 17′ 22″ northLongitude
-9.60556° or 9° 36′ 20″ westElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
9C5G79QV+QQGeoNames ID
3312092
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Localities in the Area
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