Big Island

Big Island is a locality in , . Big Island is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Curracloe and Castlebridge.

Village
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
is a village in , Ireland. Around 8 kilometres northeast of , it is on the R742 road at the junction with the R743 road. is situated 4 km north of Big Island.

Village
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is a small town in , , around 5 km north of . It is just north of , on the R741 road. is a rapidly expanding suburb of Wexford Town: its population has almost tripled in 20 years, increasing from 783 in 1996 to a population of 1,840 in 2016. is situated 4½ km northwest of Big Island.

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is the county town of , on the southeast corner of . The bay that forms its harbour has for centuries drawn incomers, and it was at the centre of the rebellion of 1798. In 2022 it had a population of 21,500.

Big Island

Latitude
52.35652° or 52° 21′ 24″ north
Longitude
-6.40051° or 6° 24′ 2″ west
Open location code
9C4M9H4X+JQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9823106969
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Big Island” goes by many names.
  • Irish: “An tOileán Mór”

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Localities in the Area

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