Inis Oírr

Also known as Inisheer

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Key facts

Islands.name: Inisheer
Islands.image_name: Inisheer 5091 (2).jpg
Islands.image_map: Inisheer - 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: 1448
Islands.elevation_m: 62
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
Islands.population: 343
Islands.population_as_of: 2022
Islands.density_km2: 48

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: Gaeltacht
Part of: Aran Islands
Official name: Inis Oírr
Country: Republic of Ireland
Located in: County Galway
Population: 249
Area: 8
Elevation: 57
Body of water: Atlantic Ocean
Image: Inisheer landscape.jpg

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Commons category: Inisheer
historic county: County Galway
native label: Inis Oírr

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Inisheer ( , or ) is the smallest and most easterly of the three Aran Islands in Galway Bay, Ireland. With 343 residents as of the 2022 census, it is second-most populous of the Arans. Caomhán of Inis Oírr is the island's patron saint. There are five small settlements: Baile Thiar, Chapeltown (Baile an tSéipéil), Castle Village (Baile an Chaisleáin), Baile an Fhormna and Baile an Lorgain. The island is in a civil parish of the same name.

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