Omey Island

Omey is a tidal Island in Connemara off the coast of in the west of Ireland. It has a few summer cottages but no permanent residents. From the mainland it's inconspicuous and almost hidden: you could drive along the coast road and not even spot it in the panorama.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cleggan and Claddaghduff.

Village
is a fishing village in , Ireland. The village lies 10 km northwest of and is situated at the head of . A focal point of the village is the pier, built by Alexander Nimmo in 1822 and extended in 1908.

Village
is a village in , . It is located northwest of , the gateway to Omey Island.

Omey Island

Latitude
53.5328° or 53° 31′ 58″ north
Longitude
-10.1644° or 10° 9′ 52″ west
Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)
Open location code
9C5FGRMP+46
Geo­Names ID
2962159
Wiki­data ID
Q2023356
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Omey Island” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Omey uhartea
  • Breton: Iomaí
  • Cebuano: Omey Island
  • Chinese: 奧梅島
  • Dutch: Omey Island
  • French: Ile d’Omey
  • French: île d’Omey
  • French: Île d’Omey
  • German: Omey Island
  • Irish: Iomaí
  • Irish: Iomaidh
  • Irish: Lomaidh
  • Irish: Oileán Iomaí
  • Italian: Omey Island
  • Japanese: オメイ島
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Iomaidh
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Omey Island
  • Spanish: Isla Omey
  • Swedish: Omey Island

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Omey Island”. Photo: Markbriggs, CC BY-SA 3.0.