Forillan
Forillan is an islet in County Mayo, Connacht. Forillan is situated nearby to the locality Burrishoole, as well as near Carrowsallagh Bridge.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Burrishoole Friary and Rockfleet Castle.
Burrishoole Friary
Ruins
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Burrishoole Friary was a Dominican friary in County Mayo, Ireland, located a few kilometers west of the town of Newport, County Mayo. Its ruin is a National Monument.
Rockfleet Castle
Castle
Photo: Mikeoem, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rockfleet Castle, or Carrickahowley Castle, is a tower house near Newport in County Mayo, Ireland. It was built in the mid-fifteenth century, and is most famously associated with Grace O'Malley, the 'pirate queen' and chieftain of the Clan O’Malley. Rockfleet Castle is situated 3 km west of Forillan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fahy.
Fahy
Village
Fahy is a small village in County Mayo, Ireland. It is approximately 7 kilometres north of Westport and has a national school and Montessori school. The local Catholic church is, together with Kilmeena, in the ecclesiastical parish of Kilmeena-Fahy. Fahy is situated 7 km southeast of Forillan.
Forillan
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in County Mayo, Ireland
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: County Mayo, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.89133° or 53° 53′ 29″ northLongitude
-9.57945° or 9° 34′ 46″ westElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
9C5GVCRC+G6OpenStreetMap ID
way 199137731OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
10129890Wikidata ID
Q26718886
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Forillan” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Forillan (pulo, lat 53,89, long -9,58)”
- Cebuano: “Forillan”
- Swedish: “Forillan”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Burrishoole and Carrowsallagh Bridge.
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