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L8808 : Aran Bike Hire

taken 5 years ago, near to Kilronan, Inishmore, Co Galway, Ireland

Aran Bike Hire
Aran Bike Hire
Kilronan :: L8809

Cill Rónáin (Kilronan) is the main settlement on Inishmore, one of the Aran Islands off the west coast of Ireland in County Galway. The ferries serving the island call at Doolin, County Clare and also Ros an Mhíl. The main industries are fishing and tourism. The village is situated in the Gaeltacht and School children visit to improve their Irish at summer schools. As of 2016, 247 people live in the village and 43.3% of the population speak Irish on a daily basis outside the education system.(Wikipedia)

Inishmór (Árainn), Aran Islands

Inishmór or Inis Mór or Inishmore or Árainn is the largest of the Aran Islands (Oileáin Árann). In Irish it means Big Island and the Irish language remains the first language of the islanders. There are many variants of the spelling of the name in both Irish and English, some of which are shown here. The islands are located at the mouth of Galway Bay, off the west coast of Ireland.

Inishmór has a population of around 900 people. In size it is approximately about 14km long by 3.8km wide. It is the most visited of the islands and has many historical sites as well as being famous for Aran sweaters. Not all sweaters sold on the island are made on the Aran Islands, so buyer beware! The main village or town is Kilronan (Cill Rónáin) which has a number of shops, pubs, a small supermarket and other facilities. There are a number of pubs on the island and traditional music can often be heard in them. The island can be reached by various ferries and by air.


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L8808, 78 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 13 October, 2019   (more nearby)
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Thursday, 28 January, 2021
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! L 885 089 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:7.1569N 9:39.9309W
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Irish: geotagged! L 885 088
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