Walsh Island
Walsh Island or Walshisland is a village in County Offaly, Ireland. It takes its name from the surrounding hinterland which is a fertile area of land on a hill located in an area of bogland known as the Bog of Allen.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 443 residents
- Description: town in Ireland
- Also known as: “Walshisland”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Clonygowan and Geashill.
Clonygowan
Village
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Clonygowan is a village in County Offaly, Ireland, on the R420 regional road between Tullamore to Portarlington road. As of the 2016 census, it had a population of 198 people. The main village centre is built around a central green. Clonygowan is situated 7 km southwest of Walsh Island.
Geashill
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tullamore is the county town of County Offaly, and more or less in the centre of Ireland. It's traversed by the Grand Canal, which is navigable by leisure boats from Dublin to the Shannon and beyond. Geashill is situated 7 km west of Walsh Island.
Daingean
Village
Photo: Padraig McGrath, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Daingean, formerly Philipstown, named after King Philip II of Spain, is a small town in east County Offaly, Ireland. It is situated midway between the towns of Tullamore and Edenderry on the R402 regional road. Daingean is situated 8 km northwest of Walsh Island.
Walsh Island
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: County Offaly, Leinster, East Coast and Midlands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.23564° or 53° 14′ 8″ northLongitude
-7.22224° or 7° 13′ 20″ westPopulation
443Elevation
88 metres (289 feet)Open location code
9C5J6QPH+74OpenStreetMap ID
node 1616172495OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
3314600Wikidata ID
Q3776953
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Russian—“Walsh Island” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Walsh Island”
- Dutch: “Walsh Island”
- Irish: “Inis na mBreatnach”
- Russian: “Уолш-Айленд”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Coolagarybeg and New Row.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Church of the Immaculate Conception and Walsh Island GAA.
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