Aughinish, County Clare

Coordinates: 53°09′47″N 9°04′18″W / 53.163147°N 9.071556°W / 53.163147; -9.071556
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Aughinish
Eachinis
Island and village
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Aughinish (

Kinvarra.[4]
The island is approximately 2 miles (3 km) wide and 1 mile (1.6 km) from the northernmost tip to the southernmost point and has just over fifty inhabitants.

The island was originally connected to County Clare, but that connection was lost due to the tsunami generated by the massive 1755 Lisbon earthquake.[5] The British built the existing 0.5 miles (0.8 km)[6] causeway to County Galway to service their troops in the Martello Tower constructed on the island after 1811.[7] To this day, land access to Aughinish, County Clare is still only through County Galway.

References

  1. ^ Population Density and Area Size (Report). Central Statistics Office. 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Eachinis/Aughinish". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Clare Library: Map of Oughtmama Parish showing Townlands". Clare Library. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  4. ^ Google (9 February 2014). "Aughinish, County Clare" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  5. ^ Extreme wave events in Ireland: 14 680 BP–2012 p. 634
  6. ISBN 978-0-9534683-3-1
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  7. ISBN 978-0-9538591-0-8
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External links

Further reading

  • Glynn, Rose: The Story of Aughinish, 2002. (self-published)


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