Goat Island

Goat Island is an islet in County Clare, Munster.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Brian Boru’s Fort.

Brian Boru’s Fort

Photo: Discover Lough Derg, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Brian Boru's Fort, also called Béal Ború, is a ringfort and National Monument located in County Clare, Ireland. Brian Boru’s Fort is situated 4 km south of Goat Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Killaloe and Tuamgraney.

Killaloe

Photo: Chris55, Public domain.

Killaloe is a village in County Clare and was the birthplace of Irish hero Brian Boru. It is situated on the west bank of the River Shannon, and in 2022 had a population of 1700.

Tuamgraney

Village

Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Tuamgraney is a village in eastern County Clare in the west of Ireland and a civil parish by the same name. Situated about a kilometre from the River Graney which flows into Lough Derg, it is an ancient settlement, noted for St Cronán's Church, said to be the oldest church in constant use in Ireland. Tuamgraney is situated 7 km northwest of Goat Island.

Scarriff

Village

Photo: Dark-Fire, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Scarriff or Scariff is a large village in east County Clare, in the midwest of Ireland. The town is on the west end of Lough Derg and is best known for its harbour. Scarriff is situated 8 km northwest of Goat Island.

Goat Island

Type: Islet
Description: islet in Ogonnelloe, County Clare, Ireland
Categories: wetland, locality, and landform
Location: County Clare, Munster, Shannon Region, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.85361° or 52° 51′ 13″ north

Longitude

-8.4639° or 8° 27′ 50″ west

Open location code

9C4HVG3P+CC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 40520959

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wetland

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

Wikidata ID

Q104293932

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