Red Island

Red Island is an islet in , . Red Island is situated nearby to the islet , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Letterbrickaun and Bencorr.

Peak
Photo: Dr Wotsit, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Letterbreckaun is one of the Maumturk Mountains of in , Ireland. At 677 metres, it is the second-tallest of the Maumturks, the 129th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin list, and 159th–highest on the Vandeleur-Lynam list.

Peak
Photo: Joebater, CC BY-SA 3.0.
at 711 metres, is the 82nd–highest peak in on the Arderin scale, and the 102nd–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam scale. is situated near the centre of the core massif of the mountain range in the Connemara National Park in , Ireland. is situated 3 km southwest of Red Island.

Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
or Mountain is a mountain at the southern edge of range in Connemara National Park in , . At 677 metres, it is the 119th–highest peak in Ireland on the Arderin list, and the 145th–highest peak on the Vandeleur-Lynam list. is situated 3½ km southwest of Red Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Recess and Leenane.

Village
is a village in , . Its official name is in Irish, Sraith Saileach, and translates as "stream of the willow tree". A notable former resident was Seán Lester, the last Secretary General of the League of Nations, who lived there… is situated 6 km south of Red Island.

Photo: El Comandante, Public domain.
or Leenaun is a village on the south shore of Killary fjord in , with a population of about 200. That fjord is the county boundary: the north shore and the little settlements of Aaleagh and Clog lie in , but it's convenient to describe them here.

Red Island

Latitude
53.51755° or 53° 31′ 3″ north
Longitude
-9.74922° or 9° 44′ 57″ west
Open location code
9C5GG792+28
Open­Street­Map ID
way 188988378
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­wood
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
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In Other Languages

“Red Island” goes by many names.
  • Irish: “An tOileán Rua”

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