Switch Island
Switch Island is an islet in County Galway, Connacht. Switch Island is situated nearby to the islet Bush Island, as well as near Middle Island.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Brendan’s Cathedral and St. Mary’s Priory.
St Brendan’s Cathedral
Church
Photo: Vanessa Kennedy, CC BY 2.0.
The Cathedral of St. Brendan, Loughrea, is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Clonfert. The cathedral was designed in Neo-Gothic style and houses one of the most extensive collections of arts and crafts and Celtic Revival artefacts of any single building in Ireland. St Brendan’s Cathedral is situated 300 metres north of Switch Island.
St. Mary’s Priory
Ruins
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Mary’s Priory is a ruins, which is situated 620 metres north of Switch Island.
Tonaroasty
Archaeological site
Tonaroasty is an abandoned village and national monument located in County Galway, Ireland. Tonaroasty is situated 1½ km east of Switch Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Loughrea and Bullaun.
Loughrea
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loughrea, is a town in County Galway, Ireland. It lies to the north of a range of wooded hills, the Slieve Aughty Mountains and Lough Rea, the lake from which it takes its name.
Bullaun
Hamlet
Photo: Tecnikp, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bullaun is a village in east County Galway, Ireland. It lies 6 km northeast of Loughrea on the R350 regional road. The village is in a townland and civil parish of the same name. Bullaun is situated 6 km north of Switch Island.
Switch Island
- Type: Islet
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: County Galway, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.19438° or 53° 11′ 40″ northLongitude
-8.5683° or 8° 34′ 6″ westOpen location code
9C5H5CVJ+QMOpenStreetMap ID
way 1303347110OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bush Island and Middle Island.
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