Aughinish, County Clare
Island and village in Ireland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aughinish (Irish: Eachinis),[2] also Aughnish, is a small island and townland in Oughtmama Parish of the Barony of Burren in north County Clare, Ireland. It is on the south shore of Galway Bay,[3] 11 km (7 mi) northwest of 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.
Aughinish
Eachinis | |
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Island and village | |
Coordinates: 53°09′47″N 9°04′18″W | |
Country | Ireland |
County | County Clare |
Population (2022)[1] | 52 |
Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
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.