Illanboy
Illanboy is an islet in County Donegal, Ulster. Illanboy is situated nearby to the islet Rinn Raithní, as well as near the lake Lough Inishcoo.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rutland Island and Ballagh Rocks Lighthouse.
Rutland Island
Island
Photo: malcolm hurley mills, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rutland Island, also sometimes known as Inishmacadurn, is an island in County Donegal, Ireland, and an electoral and census reporting district covering it, surrounding islands and part of the mainland.
Ballagh Rocks Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: MikaLaureque, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ballagh Rocks Lighthouse is situated 1¼ km northwest of Illanboy.
Arranmore Lifeboat Station
Building
Arranmore Lifeboat Station is at Poolawaddy, a hamlet on the eastern coast of Arranmore Island, approximately 2 miles north of Leabgarrow, the islands largest settlement. Arranmore Lifeboat Station is situated 2½ km west of Illanboy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leabgarrow and Burtonport.
Leabgarrow
Village
Photo: Joseph Mischyshyn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
An Leadhb Gharbh is a Gaeltacht village on Arranmore Island, which is to the west of County Donegal about three miles from Burtonport. The island's post office, secondary school and ferry port are located in Leabgarrow.
Burtonport
Village
Photo: MaxPride, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ailt an Chorráin or Ailt a' Chorráin is a Gaeltacht fishing village about 7 km northwest of Dungloe in The Rosses district of County Donegal, Ireland. The main employers in the village were the Burtonport Fishermen's Co-op and the Bord Iascaigh Mhara ice plant; but these have both since closed and their former premises were demolished in 2021 as part of a seafront environment upgrade scheme. Burtonport is situated 3 km southeast of Illanboy.
Dungloe
Illanboy
- Type: Islet
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: County Donegal, Ulster, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.99328° or 54° 59′ 36″ northLongitude
-8.462° or 8° 27′ 43″ westOpen location code
9C6HXGVQ+86OpenStreetMap ID
way 4559545OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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In Other Languages
“Illanboy” goes by many names.
- Irish: “An tOileán Buí”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rinn Raithní and Lough Inishcoo.
Nearby Places
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