Sixpenny Island
Sixpenny Island is an islet in County Mayo, Connacht. Sixpenny Island is situated nearby to the locality Burrishoole, as well as near the village Myna.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Saint Patrick’s Catholic Church and Burrishoole Friary.
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. Burrishoole Friary is situated 2½ km north of Sixpenny Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fahy and Westport.
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 6 km southeast of Sixpenny Island.
Westport
Photo: donnamarijne, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Westport is an attractive town in County Mayo on the west coast of Ireland, with a population of 6,900 in 2022. It was originally Cathair na Mart, "town of the beef cattle", a cattle-mart and trading port in an era when it was much easier to get around by sea than overland.
Sixpenny Island
- 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
53.8751° or 53° 52′ 30″ northLongitude
-9.5638° or 9° 33′ 50″ westElevation
4 metres (13 feet)Open location code
9C5GVCGP+2FOpenStreetMap ID
way 224484512OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
10130470Wikidata ID
Q26718833
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Sixpenny Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Sixpenny Island”
- Swedish: “Sixpenny Island”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Burrishoole and Myna.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cravey’s Lough and Creevaghaun Lough.
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