Inis Mór
Sign in to savethumb|Inis Mór is the largest of the Aran Islands thumb|Beach on Inis Mór thumb|Cill Rónáin thumb|Photograph from within Dún Aonghusa on Inis Mór in Galway Bay, Ireland, a prehistoric coastal hill fort Inishmore ( , or ) is the largest of the Aran Islands in Galway Bay, off the west coast of Ireland. With an area of and a population of 820 (as of 2016), it is the second-largest island off the Irish coast (after Achill) and most populous of the Aran Islands.
Key facts
- Islands.name
- Inishmore
- Islands.image_name
- Inishmore Central.jpg
- Islands.image_caption
- The karst landscape on Inishmore from Dún Aonghasa
- Islands.image_map
- Inishmore - Aran Islands.svg
- Islands.pushpin_map
- island of Ireland
- Islands.pushpin_relief
- yes
- Islands.native_name_link
- Irish language
- Islands.location
- Atlantic Ocean
- Islands.area_acre
- 7636
- Islands.length_km
- 14
- Islands.width_km
- 3.8
- Islands.highest_mount
- An Droim Rua
- Islands.elevation_m
- 123
- Islands.country
- Ireland
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title
- Province
- Islands.country_admin_divisions
- Connacht
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title_1
- County
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_1
- Galway
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Article
14 sectionsContents
- Name
- History
- Geology and geography
- Towns and villages
- Flora and fauna
- Tourism
- Sport
- Transport
- In popular culture
- Aran in the Irish annals
- Demographics
- Annalistic references
- References
- External links
thumb|Inis Mór is the largest of the Aran Islands thumb|Beach on Inis Mór thumb|Cill Rónáin thumb|Photograph from within Dún Aonghusa on Inis Mór in Galway Bay, Ireland, a prehistoric coastal hill fort Inishmore ( , or ) is the largest of the Aran Islands in Galway Bay, off the west coast of Ireland. With an area of and a population of 820 (as of 2016), it is the second-largest island off the Irish coast (after Achill) and most populous of the Aran Islands.
The island is in the Irish-speaking Gaeltacht and has a strong Irish culture. Much of the island is karst landscape and it has a wealth of ancient and medieval sites including Dún Aonghasa, described as "the most magnificent barbaric monument in Europe" by George Petrie. The island is a civil parish of the same name.