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Camillaun Island

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Camillaun Island
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Camillaun Island, also called Holy Island, sits in Lough Corrib beside a submerged stone causeway that joins it to Oak Island. The hidden bridge spans twenty-five to thirty metres, barely twenty centimetres below the water, yet large flat boulders mark its end as though people had built a crossing rather than left rubble behind. When the lake declines, the stones reappear, reminding the water that the island was never meant to be reached only by boat.
Camillaun Island is recorded as a islet in County Mayo. Its open map record supplies this location and any linked names or public references.

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