Silver Island
Silver Island is an islet in County Roscommon, Connacht. Silver Island is situated nearby to the health club The Hub Gym, as well as near the town Castlerea.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Castlerea and Castlerea Prison.
Castlerea
Railway station
Photo: Milepost98, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castlerea railway station serves the town of Castlerea in County Roscommon, Ireland. The station opened on 15 November 1860. The station is on the Dublin to Westport Rail service. Castlerea is situated 1½ km west of Silver Island.
Castlerea Prison
Prison
Castlerea Prison is a closed category, medium security prison in Castlerea, County Roscommon, Ireland. It houses men over 17 years of age. As of 2022, it had a bed capacity of 340 and the daily average number of resident inmates was 320. Castlerea Prison is situated 2 km southwest of Silver Island.
Hanly Memorial Hall and National Schools
School building
Photo: CaitNi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hanly Memorial Hall and National Schools is a school building, which is situated 1½ km west of Silver Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castlerea and Ballintober.
Castlerea
Town
Photo: Darren J. Prior, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castlerea is a town in County Roscommon, Ireland. It is located in the west of the county and had a population of 2,348 at the 2022 census. Roughly translated from Irish, Castlerea is generally thought to mean 'brindled castle'.
Ballintober
Village
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ballintober is a village in County Roscommon, Ireland. It is 6 kilometres from the town of Castlerea. As of the 2022 census, Ballintober had a population of 199. Ballintober is situated 6 km southeast of Silver Island.
Ballymoe
Village
Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.
Ballymoe is a village in County Galway, Ireland. Ballymoe is situated on the western side of the River Suck that separates counties Galway and Roscommon. The N60 national secondary road meets the R360 regional road in the centre of the village. Ballymoe is situated 8 km south of Silver Island.
Silver Island
- Type: Islet
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: County Roscommon, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.76434° or 53° 45′ 52″ northLongitude
-8.46486° or 8° 27′ 54″ westOpen location code
9C5HQG7P+P3OpenStreetMap ID
way 1133300341OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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