Carna is an area in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. It is located on the country's west coast in the Gaeltacht, about 74 km west of Galway city. Carna is an extremely small area, but as a focal point for the surrounding areas, it contains a Garda Síochána station, a Health Centre including a Rapid Response Ambulance, and an Irish Coastguard lifeboat. Carna is situated 6 km northwest of Birbeg Island.

Kilkieran

Village

Photo: Jonathan Wilkins, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cill Chiaráin is a coastal village in the Connemara area of County Galway in Ireland. The R340 passes through Cill Chiaráin. Cill Chiaráin lies in a Gaeltacht region, and Coláiste Sheosaimh hosts Irish language courses within the village. Kilkieran is situated 6 km northeast of Birbeg Island.

Lettermore

Village

Photo: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lettermore is a Gaeltacht village in County Galway, Ireland. It is also the name of the island, linked by road to the mainland, on which the village sits. Lettermore is situated 9 km east of Birbeg Island.

Birbeg Island

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

53.28107° or 53° 16′ 52″ north

Longitude

-9.79027° or 9° 47′ 25″ west

Open location code

9C5G76J5+CV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 4563002

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

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In Other Languages

“Birbeg Island” goes by many names.

Irish: “Bior Beag”

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Highlights include Birmore Rock and Birmore Island.

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