Boys Island
Boys Island is an islet in County Donegal, Ulster. Boys Island is situated nearby to the islet Girls Island, as well as near the lake Lough Nambraddan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dunfanaghy and Marble Hill.
Dunfanaghy
Town
Photo: Joseph Mischyshyn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Falcarragh is in County Donegal, the largest of a straggle of villages along the coast road, with a population of 764 in 2016. This is a Gaeltacht area where 70% speak Irish and 34% have it as their main language. Dunfanaghy is situated 2½ km north of Boys Island.
Marble Hill
Locality
Photo: Ross, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Marble Hill is a townland on the north coast of County Donegal, Ireland. It is very near Dunfanaghy, being located on the shores of Sheephaven Bay, and is known for the popular Marble Hill Beach. Marble Hill is situated 5 km east of Boys Island.
Creeslough
Village
Photo: MaxPride, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Creeslough is a village in County Donegal, Ireland, 12 kilometres south of Dunfanaghy on the N56 road. It overlooks an arm of Sheephaven Bay, with the population of the surrounding area engaged mainly in agriculture, mostly livestock rearing. Creeslough is situated 6 km southeast of Boys Island.
Boys Island
- Type: Islet
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: County Donegal, Ulster, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.16013° or 55° 9′ 37″ northLongitude
-7.98235° or 7° 58′ 57″ westOpen location code
9C7J5269+33OpenStreetMap ID
way 292662811OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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