Oileán Mionnán, islet in County Mayo

What is recorded here

Map note: Oileán Mionnán, an islet, is mapped in County Mayo, Ireland. The map shows where it sits, without promising a way across.

Oileán Mionnán is recorded as an islet in County Mayo.

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