What is recorded here
Friar Island is a small islet located in County Galway, Ireland, and is notable for its historical association with early Christian or monastic settlements, as suggested by its name. While specific historical records about its inhabitants are scarce, such islands in the region were often linked to religious communities or hermitages during the medieval period.
Places near here
MalthooaIslet · 356 yd
Promontory fortPromontory fort, coastal · 1345 yd
GannoughsIslet · 1371 yd
Cross (present location) in High IslandCross (present location) · 1.0 mi
Penitential StationPenitential station · 1.1 mi
Penitential StationsPenitential station · 1.3 mi
The StrandBeach / strand · 3.3 mi
Acton BeachBeach / strand · 4.2 mi
Barrack PointHeadland · 4.3 mi
Vincent Josef O'HalloranMemorial · 4.5 mi
Site of Guairims CastleCastle, unclassified · 4.6 mi
Cleggan fishing disaster 28th October 1927Memorial · 4.8 miOther information
Photo: Oliver Dixon · CC BY-SA 2.0