Bernard’s Island
Bernard’s Island is an islet in County Sligo, Connacht. Bernard’s Island is situated nearby to the islet Wolf Island, as well as near the forest Tiffin’s Island.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tobernalt and Hazelwood.
Tobernalt
Spring
Photo: Bob Embleton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tobernalt is a holy well in north County Sligo, Ireland near the southwest corner of Lough Gill. It is an ancient natural spring dating back to the 5th century as a pagan meeting place and later a Penal Law mass site. Tobernalt is situated 790 metres southwest of Bernard’s Island.
Hazelwood
Deciduous forest
Hazelwood is an ancient area of woodland located just over 2 miles outside the town of Sligo in northwest Ireland, in the parish of Calry. It is the setting for W.B.Yeats's The Song of Wandering Aengus.
Carns Cairn
Archaeological site
Carns Cairn is a cairn and National Monument located in County Sligo, Ireland. Carns Cairn is situated 1¼ km northwest of Bernard’s Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sligo and Ballysadare.
Sligo
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Sligo is the principal town in County Sligo in Northwest Ireland & Lakelands. In 2022 it had a population of 21,000, with the service sector the main employer.
Ballysadare
Village
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Ballysadare, locally also Ballisodare, is a town in County Sligo, Ireland. It is about 7 km south of Sligo town. The town developed on an important crossing of the Owenmore River. Ballysadare is in a townland and civil parish of the same name. Ballysadare is situated 6 km southwest of Bernard’s Island.
Knocknahur
Locality
Photo: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Knocknahur, also known as Ransboro, is a village in County Sligo, Ireland. Evidence of ancient settlement in the area includes examples of ringforts, souterrains and enclosures in the neighbouring townlands of Knocknahur North and Knocknahur South. Knocknahur is situated 7 km west of Bernard’s Island.
Bernard’s Island
- Type: Islet
- Categories: forest, locality, and landform
- Location: County Sligo, Connacht, Northwest Ireland and Lakelands, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.24815° or 54° 14′ 53″ northLongitude
-8.43629° or 8° 26′ 11″ westOpen location code
9C6H6HX7+7FOpenStreetMap ID
way 88125442OpenStreetMap feature
natural=woodOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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