Aughinish, County Clare

Aughinish (Irish: Eachinis),[2] also Aughnish, is a small island and townland in Oughtmama Parish of the Barony of Burren in north County Clare, Ireland. It is on the south shore of Galway Bay,[3] 11 km (7 mi) northwest of Kinvarra.[4] The island is approximately 2 miles (3 km) wide and 1 mile (1.6 km) from the northernmost tip to the southernmost point and has approximately fifty inhabitants.

Aughinish
Eachinis
Island and village
Aughinish Tower
Aughinish Tower
Aughinish is located in Ireland
Aughinish
Aughinish
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°09′47″N 9°04′18″W
CountryIreland
CountyCounty Clare
Population
 (2022)[1]
52
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

The island was originally connected to County Clare, but that connection was lost due to the tsunami generated by the massive 1755 Lisbon earthquake.[5] The British built the existing 0.5 miles (0.8 km)[6] causeway to County Galway to service their troops in the Martello Tower constructed on the island after 1811.[7] To this day, land access to Aughinish, County Clare is still only through County Galway.

References
  1. Population Density and Area Size (Report). Central Statistics Office. 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  2. "Eachinis/Aughinish". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  3. "Clare Library: Map of Oughtmama Parish showing Townlands". Clare Library. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  4. Google (9 February 2014). "Aughinish, County Clare" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  5. Extreme wave events in Ireland: 14 680 BP–2012 p. 634
  6. Spellissy, Sean (1 January 1999). The History of Galway. Celtic Bookshop. ISBN 978-0-9534683-3-1.
  7. Sheerin, Norbert (2000). Renmore and Its Environs: An Historical Perspective. Renmore Residents Association. p. 14. ISBN 978-0-9538591-0-8.

Further reading
  • Glynn, Rose: The Story of Aughinish, 2002. (self-published)


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