Bird Island
Bird Island is an islet in County Mayo, Connacht. Bird Island is situated nearby to the ruins Castleburke, as well as near the islet Mearing Island.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Castleburke and Burriscarra Abbey.
Castleburke
Ruins
Photo: Gleneary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castleburke is a ruins, which is situated 280 metres northeast of Bird Island.
Burriscarra Abbey
Ruins
Photo: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Burriscarra Abbey is a former Carmelite Priory and National Monument located in County Mayo, Ireland. Burriscarra Abbey is situated 1½ km southeast of Bird Island.
Castle Carra
Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Castle Carra is a hall house and National Monument located in County Mayo in the west of Ireland. Castle Carra is situated 2 km south of Bird Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ballintubber and Partry.
Ballintubber
Village
Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ballintubber, officially Ballintober, is a village in County Mayo, Ireland, known for Ballintubber Abbey which was founded in 1216. The countryside of Ballintubber is set against the backdrop of the Partry Mountains.
Partry
Village
Photo: Comhar, Public domain.
Partry is a village and a civil parish formerly called Ballyovey in County Mayo, Ireland. It is located at the junction of the N84 and R330 roads between the towns of Ballinrobe and Castlebar, and between Lough Carra and Lough Mask. Partry is situated 4½ km south of Bird Island.
Ballyglass
Village
Ballyglass is a small village in central County Mayo in Ireland. It is situated about 10 miles from Castlebar, and closer to Claremorris and Ballinrobe. Ballyglass is situated 6 km east of Bird Island.
Bird Island
- Type: Islet
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: County Mayo, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.73778° or 53° 44′ 16″ northLongitude
-9.26695° or 9° 16′ 1″ westOpen location code
9C5GPPQM+46OpenStreetMap ID
way 179548454OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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