Red Island

Red Island is an islet in County Clare, Munster. Red Island is situated nearby to the locality Rinemicrush, as well as near Ryne Point.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Inis Cealtra and Inishcaltra Round Tower.

Inis Cealtra

Islet

Photo: Deadstar, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Inis Cealtra, also known in English as Inishcaltra or Holy Island, is an island off the western shore of Lough Derg in Ireland. Now uninhabited, it was once a monastic settlement.

Lady Well

Spring

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lady Well is a spring.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mountshannon and Scarriff.

Mountshannon

Village

Photo: Adie Jackson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Mountshannon is a village in east County Clare, Ireland. It is part of the civil parish of Inishcaltra. The village is on the western shore of Lough Derg, north of Killaloe. Mountshannon won the Irish Tidy Towns Competition in 1981. Mountshannon is situated 3½ km northeast of Red Island.

Scarriff

Village

Photo: Dark-Fire, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Scarriff or Scariff is a large village in east County Clare, in the midwest of Ireland. The town is on the west end of Lough Derg and is best known for its harbour. Scarriff is situated 4½ km west of Red Island.

Tuamgraney

Village

Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Tuamgraney is a village in eastern County Clare in the west of Ireland and a civil parish by the same name. Situated about a kilometre from the River Graney which flows into Lough Derg, it is an ancient settlement, noted for St Cronán's Church, said to be the oldest church in constant use in Ireland. Tuamgraney is situated 5 km west of Red Island.

Red Island

Type: Islet
Categories: locality and landform
Location: County Clare, Munster, Shannon Region, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.9107° or 52° 54′ 39″ north

Longitude

-8.46166° or 8° 27′ 42″ west

Elevation

29 metres (95 feet)

Open location code

9C4HWG6Q+78

OpenStreetMap ID

way 40473097

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

3312800

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