List of islands of Ireland
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This is a list of islands of Ireland. The mainland of Ireland is itself an island, west of the island of Great Britain, and northwest of the mainland of Europe.
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Coastal islands
Off the coast of the mainland, and proceeding clockwise from the Irish Sea, there are:
Irish Sea
Celtic Sea
- Saltee Islands
- in Cork Harbour:
- Sherkin Island
- Clear Island
- Fastnet Rock — southernmost point in Ireland
Southwest Coast
- Bere Island
- Dursey Island
- Valentia Island
- Blasket Islands
- Skellig Islands
- Tearaght Island — westernmost point in Ireland
West Coast
- Aran Islands
- Aughinish
- Inishbofin
- Inishshark
- Inishturk
- Clew Bay islands:
- Achill Island — Ireland's largest island
- Achillbeg
- Inishbiggle
- Inishkea South
- Inishkea North
Northwest Coast
- Arranmore, County Donegal — this is not one of the Aran Islands
- Tory Island
North Channel
- Rathlin Island — largest island of Northern Ireland
- Canon Rock — easternmost point in Ireland
Inland islands
Lake islands
- In Lough Leane:
- Innisfallen Island
- and others
- In Lough Gill:
- The Lake Isle of Inisfree
- 21 others
- In Lower Lough Erne:
- Ardy More
- Buck Island
- Car Island
- Cleenishmeen Island
- Coughran's Island
- Crevinishaughy Island
- Cruninish Island
- Derryinch
- Devenish
- Ferny Island
- Gall Island
- Goat Island
- Gravelly Island
- Horse Island
- Inish Beg
- Inish Conra
- Inish Davar
- Inish Divann
- Inish Doney
- Inish Fovar
- Inish Free
- Inish Lougher
- Inishmacsaint
- Inish More
- Inishmakill
- Kinnausy Island
- Leftus Island
- Long Island
- Lusty Beg Island
- Lusty More Island
- Owl Island
- Paris Island Big
- Rabbit Island
- Rosscor Island
- Rough Island
- Trasna Island
- White Island
- In Upper Lough Erne:
- Bleanish Island
- Corratistune
- Dernish Island
- Inishcorkish
- Inishleague
- Inishlirroo
- Inishlught
- Killygowan Island
- Naart Island
- Shanaghy
- Tonregee Island
- Traanish
River islands
- In River Shannon:
See also
External references
Oileáin (http://irishislands.info/) information on Irish islands