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Furze Island

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Furze Island is an islet in County Cork, Ireland. Perhaps the island is the smallest host in the county, offering no dock, no road and no promise of return. Maybe a person stands at the water’s edge, looking across at a shape so thin it could disappear into the distance. Imagine the island answering that doubt by remaining visible, small and unaffordable to ordinary ownership.
Furze Island is recorded as a islet in County Cork. Its open map record supplies this location and any linked names or public references.
Furze Island is a small islet located in the River Lee near Cork City, historically associated with the wider network of waterways and islands that supported local fishing and transportation. It is notable for its inclusion in 19th-century maps and its proximity to other historically significant islands such as Montenotte and Little Island.

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