The Spit
The Spit is an islet in County Leitrim, Connacht. The Spit is situated nearby to the islet Round Island, as well as near ‘Jenny’s Island’.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arigna and Drumshanbo.
Arigna
Village
Photo: Ed Gaffney, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Arigna is a village in the far north of County Roscommon in the west of Ireland. It is near Lough Allen, on a designated scenic route between Keadue and Sliabh an Iarainn. Arigna is situated 4½ km west of The Spit.
Drumshanbo
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Drumshanbo is a small town in County Leitrim in northwest Ireland: in Irish Droim Seanbhó means "ridge of the old huts". It's at the south tip of Lough Allen, which almost bisects the county, and is drained by the River Shannon.
Keadew
Village
Photo: Ed Gaffney, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Keadue, officially Keadew, is a village in County Roscommon, Ireland. It is on the R284 and R285 regional roads close to the borders of County Leitrim and County Sligo. Keadew is situated 7 km southwest of The Spit.
The Spit
- Type: Islet
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: County Leitrim, Connacht, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.08579° or 54° 5′ 9″ northLongitude
-8.04404° or 8° 2′ 39″ westOpen location code
9C6H3XP4+89OpenStreetMap ID
way 1081419179OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Places with the Same Name
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