Dead Man's Island, islet in County Roscommon

What is recorded here

Map note: Dead Man's Island, an islet, is mapped in County Roscommon, Ireland. An island name can fire the imagination; the map fixes the spot.

Dead Man's Island is recorded as an islet in County Roscommon.

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