Foal Island
Foal Island is an island in County Galway, Connacht. Foal Island is situated nearby to the hamlet Caorán na gCearc, as well as near An Bhánrainn Bhán Theas.Places of Interest
Highlights include Teampall Inis Mac Ádhaimh and Barraderry Cemetery.
Teampall Inis Mac Ádhaimh
Ruins
Photo: Jonathan Wilkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Teampall Inis Mac Ádhaimh is a ruins.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ballynahown and Rossaveel.
Ballynahown
Village
Photo: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Baile na hAbhann, anglicised as Ballynahown, is a Gaeltacht village about 31 km west of Galway, Ireland, on the R336 regional road between Indreabhán and Casla.
Rossaveel
Village
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rossaveal or Rossaveel is a Gaeltacht village and townland in the Connemara district of County Galway in the west of Ireland. It is the main ferry port for the Aran Islands in Galway Bay.
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%.
Foal Island
- Type: Coastline
- Description: island in County Galway, Ireland
- Categories: island, townland, and landform
- Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.23553° or 53° 14′ 8″ northLongitude
-9.55342° or 9° 33′ 12″ westElevation
3 metres (10 feet)Open location code
9C5G6CPW+6JOpenStreetMap ID
way 203806680OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
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Satellite Map
Discover Foal Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Foal Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Foal Island”
- Irish: “Oileán an Bhromaigh”
- Swedish: “Foal Island”
- Turkish: “Foal Island”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Caorán na gCearc and An Bhánrainn Bhán Theas.
Notable Places Nearby
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