Grass Island
Grass Island is an islet in County Mayo, Connacht. Grass Island is situated nearby to the islet Carrigeen Island, as well as near Derry Rock.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Quiet Man Cottage Museum and Ballymacgibbon Cairn.
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 Grass Island.
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 Grass 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 7 km west of Grass Island.
Grass Island
- Type: Islet
- Categories: shrubland, locality, and landform
- Location: County Mayo, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.52194° or 53° 31′ 19″ northLongitude
-9.25914° or 9° 15′ 33″ westOpen location code
9C5GGPCR+Q8OpenStreetMap ID
way 266684539OpenStreetMap feature
natural=scrubOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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