Furnace Island
Furnace Island, or simply Furnace (officially known by its Irish name Fornais),[2] is one of the inhabited South Connemara Islands of County Galway, in Ireland. It is connected to the mainland by a bridge to the island Lettermullan.
Fornais
Furnace Island | |
|---|---|
Island | |
  Fornais Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°15′18″N 9°44′32″W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Galway |
| Government | |
| • Dáil Éireann | Galway West |
| Population (2022)[1] | 66 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| As this is a Gaeltacht, Fornais is the only official name.[2] | |
See also
References and further reading
References
- Population of Inhabited Islands Off the Coast (Report). Central Statistics Office. 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- Placenames (Ceantair Ghaeltachta) Order 2004
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