Arranmore
Sign in to saveÁrainn Mhór (English name: Arranmore) is an island off the west coast of County Donegal, Ireland. It is the county's largest inhabited island, with a population of 478 in 2022, but has had a gradually falling native population since the 1990s. Its main settlement is Leabgarrow. The island is part of the Gaeltacht, with most of the inhabitants speaking Ulster Irish.
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- Location in Ireland
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- Árainn Mhór
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- Arranmore
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- Island
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- Aerial view of Arranmore (left)
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- Country
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- Ireland
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- Province
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- Ulster
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- County
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- County Donegal
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- Barony
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- Boylagh
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- District
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- The Rosses
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- Appeal to foreigners
- Irish language
- Location
- Habitation
- Infrastructure and economy
- Emergency Services
- Arranmore transmitter
- Services
- Twinning
- Cultural references
- Places and villages on Arranmore Island
- Notable people
- See also
- References
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Árainn Mhór (English name: Arranmore) is an island off the west coast of County Donegal, Ireland. It is the county's largest inhabited island, with a population of 478 in 2022, but has had a gradually falling native population since the 1990s. Its main settlement is Leabgarrow. The island is part of the Gaeltacht, with most of the inhabitants speaking Ulster Irish.
It is also known in English as Aran Island (not to be confused with the Aran Islands off Galway Bay or the Scottish Isle of Arran). In Irish it was traditionally called ; the adjective (large) was added fairly recently. It was also sometimes called , 'Aran of the O'Donnells'.