Mainistir
Mainistir is a locality in County Galway, Connacht. Mainistir is situated nearby to the locality Oghil, as well as near the village Kilronan.Places of Interest
Highlights include Inis Mór and Dún Aránn Lighthouse.
Inis Mór
Photo: Imehling, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Inis Mór is the largest of the Aran Islands of County Galway, off the west coast of Ireland. The name simply means "big island" and there are half-a-dozen such places in Ireland, but this one is by far the largest of that name, with a population of 820 in 2022.
Dún Aránn Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Herbert Ortner, CC BY 3.0.
The Inishmore or Dún Árann Lighthouse, is a decommissioned lighthouse located on the highest point of Inishmore, the largest of the Aran Islands in County Galway, Ireland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kilronan.
Kilronan
Village
Photo: Herbert Ortner, CC BY 3.0.
Cill Rónáin, unofficially anglicized as Kilronan, is the main settlement on Inishmore, one of the Aran Islands off the coast of County Galway in Ireland.
Mainistir
- Type: Locality
- Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.12906° or 53° 7′ 45″ northLongitude
-9.6838° or 9° 41′ 2″ westElevation
52 metres (171 feet)Open location code
9C5G48H8+JFGeoNames ID
10628719
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