Mainistir

Mainistir is a hamlet in , . Mainistir is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the locality .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Inis Mór and Dún Aránn Lighthouse.

Photo: Imehling, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the largest of the of , 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.

Lighthouse
Photo: Herbert Ortner, CC BY 3.0.
The Inishmore or Dún Árann Lighthouse, is a decommissioned lighthouse located on the highest point of , the largest of the in , Ireland.

Photo: Nanorfitzy, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kilronan.

Village
Photo: Herbert Ortner, CC BY 3.0.
Cill Rónáin, unofficially anglicized as , is the main settlement on , one of the off the coast of in Ireland.

Mainistir

Latitude
53.13026° or 53° 7′ 49″ north
Longitude
-9.6858° or 9° 41′ 9″ west
Elevation
52 metres (171 feet)
Open location code
9C5G48J7+4M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 13652291979
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
10628719
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Mainistir” goes by many names.
  • Irish: “Mainistir”

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