Straw Island
Straw Island is an islet in County Galway, Connacht. Straw Island is situated nearby to the hamlet Eararna, as well as near Killeany.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Straw Island Lighthouse and Inishmore Aerodrome.
Straw Island Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Alvaro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Straw Island Lighthouse is an active aid to navigation on an islet of the same name in Killeany Bay, northeast of Inishmore in County Galway, Ireland. Completed in 1878, it was the last of four lighthouses built in the 19th century on the Aran Islands.
Inishmore Aerodrome
Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Inishmore Aerodrome is located 1 nautical mile southeast of Kilronan, a town on the island of Inishmore, one of the Aran Islands off the coast of County Galway in Ireland.
Arkin’s Castle
Castle
Photo: Nanorfitzy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Arkin's Castle is a 13th-century ruined castle on the island of Inishmore, County Galway, Ireland. It is owned by the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment of Ireland. Arkin’s Castle is situated 2½ km southwest of Straw Island.
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. Kilronan is situated 2½ km west of Straw Island.
Straw Island
- Type: Islet
- Also known as: “Oilean na Tui”
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.11671° or 53° 7′ 0″ northLongitude
-9.62978° or 9° 37′ 47″ westElevation
5 metres (16 feet)Open location code
9C5G498C+M3OpenStreetMap ID
way 4563428OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
12172622
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In Other Languages
“Straw Island” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Oileán na Tuí”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Enda and Tourist Information Centre.
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