Matthew Island
Matthew Island is an islet in County Mayo, Connacht. Matthew Island is situated nearby to Grass Rock, as well as near Green Island.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ballymacgibbon Cairn and Quiet Man Cottage Museum.
Ballymacgibbon Cairn
Archaeological site
Ballymacgibbon Cairn is a cairn and National Monument located in County Mayo, Ireland. Ballymacgibbon Cairn is situated 2½ km northeast of Matthew Island.
Quiet Man Cottage Museum
Museum
The Quiet Man Cottage Museum is a museum located in Cong, County Mayo, Ireland. It is a replica of the cottage used in John Ford's 1951 film The Quiet Man starring John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara and Barry Fitzgerald. Quiet Man Cottage Museum is situated 3 km northwest of Matthew Island.
Glebe Stone Circles
Archaeological site
Photo: C Michael Hogan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glebe Stone Circles are standing stones and National Monument located in County Mayo, Ireland. Glebe Stone Circles is situated 2½ km north of Matthew Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cong and Cloonbur.
Cong
Photo: Zertrin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cong is a small village in County Mayo in the west of Ireland, with a population in 2016 of only 145. It has a ruined abbey and a plush castle hotel, but is best known as the film location for The Quiet Man.
Cloonbur
Village
Photo: Burkesclonbur, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cong is a small village in County Mayo in the west of Ireland, with a population in 2016 of only 145. It has a ruined abbey and a plush castle hotel, but is best known as the film location for The Quiet Man. Cloonbur is situated 8 km west of Matthew Island.
Matthew Island
- Type: Islet
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: County Mayo, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.52428° or 53° 31′ 27″ northLongitude
-9.25307° or 9° 15′ 11″ westOpen location code
9C5GGPFW+PQOpenStreetMap ID
way 264165427OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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