Ackeys Island
Ackeys Island is an islet in County Donegal, Ulster. Ackeys Island is situated nearby to the lake Lough Garrig, as well as near the police station Burtonport Garda Station.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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 2½ km west of Ackeys Island.
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 3½ km west of Ackeys Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burtonport and 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.
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. Leabgarrow is situated 3½ km west of Ackeys Island.
Dungloe
Dungloe is a village on the west coast of County Donegal. It's in a Gaeltacht area so its official name is the Irish An Clochan Liath - "the grey stepping stones".
Ackeys Island
- 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
54.99099° or 54° 59′ 28″ northLongitude
-8.44532° or 8° 26′ 43″ westOpen location code
9C6HXHR3+9VOpenStreetMap ID
way 469685910OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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In Other Languages
“Ackeys Island” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Oileáin Acaí”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lough Garrig and Burtonport Garda Station.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Burtonport Primary Care Centre and Harbour Front Cafe.
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