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 | |
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Island and village | |
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![]() ![]() Aughinish Location in Ireland | |
Coordinates: 53°09′47″N 9°04′18″W | |
Country | Ireland |
County | County Clare |
Population (2022)[1] | 52 |
Time zone | UTC+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
- Population Density and Area Size (Report). Central Statistics Office. 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- "Eachinis/Aughinish". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- "Clare Library: Map of Oughtmama Parish showing Townlands". Clare Library. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- Google (9 February 2014). "Aughinish, County Clare" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- Extreme wave events in Ireland: 14 680 BP–2012 p. 634
- Spellissy, Sean (1 January 1999). The History of Galway. Celtic Bookshop. ISBN 978-0-9534683-3-1.
- Sheerin, Norbert (2000). Renmore and Its Environs: An Historical Perspective. Renmore Residents Association. p. 14. ISBN 978-0-9538591-0-8.
External links
Further reading
- Glynn, Rose: The Story of Aughinish, 2002. (self-published)