Swallow Island
Swallow Island is an islet in County Kerry, Munster. Swallow Island is situated nearby to Crow Island, as well as near the islet Otter Island.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ross Castle and Muckross House.
Ross Castle
Photo: Dumphasizer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ross Castle is a 15th-century tower house and keep on the edge of Lough Leane, in Killarney National Park, County Kerry, Ireland. It is the ancestral home of the Chiefs of the Clan O'Donoghue, later associated with the Brownes of Killarney. Ross Castle is situated 740 metres northwest of Swallow Island.
Muckross House
Castle
Photo: Emmett.Hume, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Muckross House is located on the small Muckross Peninsula between Muckross Lake and Lough Leane, two of the lakes of Killarney, 6 kilometres from the town of Killarney in County Kerry, Ireland. Muckross House is situated 2½ km southeast of Swallow Island.
St Mary’s Cathedral, Killarney
Church
Photo: Romeparis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Mary's Cathedral, Killarney, is the cathedral church of the Diocese of Kerry situated to the west of Killarney in County Kerry, Ireland. St Mary’s Cathedral, Killarney is situated 2½ km north of Swallow Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Killarney and Fossa.
Killarney
Photo: Bkwillwm, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Killarney is a town in County Kerry in southwest Ireland. It has a resident population of about 14,000 but in summer they're outnumbered by tourists, because this is one of the most scenic areas of Ireland, firmly on the tourist circuit for over 150 years.
Fossa
Hamlet
Photo: Bkwillwm, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fossa is a village and parish in County Kerry, Ireland, north of the Lakes of Killarney. Townlands in Fossa parish include Aghadoe and Coolgarriv. Fossa is situated 5 km northwest of Swallow Island.
Kilcummin Farmhill
Village
Kilcummin is a village in County Kerry, Ireland, about 6 kilometres north-east of Killarney. The population was 612 at the 2022 census. Kilcummin GAA Club was formed in 1910 and competes in gaelic football. Kilcummin Farmhill is situated 8 km northeast of Swallow Island.
Swallow Island
- Type: Islet
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: County Kerry, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.036° or 52° 2′ 10″ northLongitude
-9.52495° or 9° 31′ 30″ westOpen location code
9C4G2FPG+92OpenStreetMap ID
way 26526915OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Notable Places Nearby
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