Cormorant Islands
Cormorant Islands is an islet in County Clare, Munster. Cormorant Islands is situated nearby to the islet Rabbit Island, as well as near the forest Ratheen Woods.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Inis Cealtra and St. Cronan’s Church.
Inis Cealtra
Islet
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Inis Cealtra, also known in English as Inishcaltra or Holy Island, is an island off the western shore of Lough Derg in Ireland. Now uninhabited, it was once a monastic settlement. Inis Cealtra is situated 3½ km east of Cormorant Islands.
St. Cronan’s Church
Church
Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St. Cronan's Church is a 10th-century Church of Ireland church in Tuamgraney, County Clare, Ireland. It is the oldest church in continuous use in Ireland. St. Cronan’s Church is situated 3 km southwest of Cormorant Islands.
Inishcaltra Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Site
Archaeological site
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Inishcaltra Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Site is an archaeological site, which is situated 3½ km east of Cormorant Islands.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Scarriff and Tuamgraney.
Scarriff
Village
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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.
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 3 km west of Cormorant Islands.
Mountshannon
Village
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Mountshannon is a village in east County Clare, Ireland. It is part of the civil parish of Inishcaltra. The village is on the western shore of Lough Derg, north of Killaloe. Mountshannon won the Irish Tidy Towns Competition in 1981. Mountshannon is situated 6 km northeast of Cormorant Islands.
Cormorant Islands
- Type: Islet
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: County Clare, Munster, Shannon Region, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.90748° or 52° 54′ 27″ northLongitude
-8.5017° or 8° 30′ 6″ westOpen location code
9C4HWF4X+X8OpenStreetMap ID
way 553357694OpenStreetMap feature
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