Inisheeny

Inisheeny is an islet in County Mayo, Connacht. Inisheeny is situated nearby to the islet Inishdaugh, as well as near Ummeraboy Strand.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Murrisk Abbey and Dorinish.

Murrisk Abbey

Ruins

Photo: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Murrisk Friary, is a ruined Augustinian monastery located in County Mayo, Ireland. It is on the southern coast of Clew Bay, about 10km west of Westport. Murrisk Abbey is situated 2 km south of Inisheeny.

Dorinish

Islet

Dorinish is an uninhabited island in Clew Bay in County Mayo, Ireland. During the 1970s it was briefly inhabited by hippies who established a commune there under the patronage of the island's then owner John Lennon. Dorinish is situated 2½ km northwest of Inisheeny.

National Famine Memorial

Photo: A.-K. D., CC0.

National Famine Memorial is situated 2 km south of Inisheeny.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Murrisk and Lecanvey.

Murrisk

Village

Photo: Chmee2, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Murrisk is a village in County Mayo, Ireland, on the south side of Clew Bay, about 8 km west of Westport and 4 km east of Lecanvey. Murrisk lies at the foot of Croagh Patrick and is the starting-point for pilgrims who visit the mountain.

Lecanvey

Village

Photo: Evertype, CC BY 2.5.

Lecanvey or Leckanvy is a seaside village in County Mayo, Ireland, between Westport and Louisburgh, about 2 km west of Murrisk. It has a small beach with Lecanvey Pier. Lecanvey is situated 4 km southwest of Inisheeny.

Westport

Photo: donnamarijne, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Westport is an attractive town in County Mayo on the west coast of Ireland, with a population of 6,900 in 2022. It was originally Cathair na Mart, "town of the beef cattle", a cattle-mart and trading port in an era when it was much easier to get around by sea than overland.

Inisheeny

Type: Islet
Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
Location: County Mayo, Connacht, West Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.79903° or 53° 47′ 57″ north

Longitude

-9.6389° or 9° 38′ 20″ west

Open location code

9C5GQ9X6+JC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 4562007

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Inishdaugh and Ummeraboy Strand.

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