Bomore Point

Bomore Point is a locality in County Sligo, Connacht. Bomore Point is situated nearby to the locality Deadman’s Point, as well as near Srunamoyle.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Oyster Island Lighthouse and Coney Island.

Oyster Island Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Kenneth Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Coney Island or Inishmulclohy is an island in Sligo Bay, Ireland. It lies across the mouth of Sligo Harbour, between Rosses Point and the Coolera Peninsula, and can be reached from the latter via a tidal causeway.

Sligo Bay Lifeboat Station

Building

Photo: Willie Duffin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sligo Bay Lifeboat Station is located at Rosses Point, a small village at the head of the Rosses Point Peninsula, at the entrance to Sligo Bay, approximately 7.5 kilometres north-west of the town of Sligo in County Sligo, Ireland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rosses Point and Carney.

Rosses Point

Photo: Gerry Gallagher, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rosses Point is a village in County Sligo with a population of 900 in 2022. It's a fishing village at the outflow of Sligo Bay, and "Ross" means the peninsula between that and Drumcliffe Bay further north.

Carney

Locality

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Carney is a village on the Maugherow Peninsula in County Sligo, Ireland. It is 8 km north of Sligo town. Carney is situated 4½ km northeast of Bomore Point.

Strandhill

Photo: T0mt0m42, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Strandhill is a village in County Sligo, 9 km west of Sligo town on the south shore of the bay, with a population in 2022 of 2000. Its name is apt: a great expanse of strand before it and a steep hill behind, the scarp of Knocknarea.

Bomore Point

Type: Locality
Location: County Sligo, Connacht, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.31025° or 54° 18′ 37″ north

Longitude

-8.5726° or 8° 34′ 21″ west

Open location code

9C6H8C6G+3X

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2906400959

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Deadman’s Point and Srunamoyle.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Artillery emplacements and Artillery emplacements.

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