
What is recorded here
Oileán na Cruaiche Mór is a small islet in County Galway, Ireland. The name suggests a connection to a large crane or landing place, though no further detail survives in the provided facts. It may have marked a harbour, a boundary, or a local landmark remembered through story rather than record.
Oileán na Cruaiche Mór is recorded as a islet in County Galway. Its open map record supplies this location and any linked names or public references.
Oileán na Cruaiche Mór is a small islet located off the coast of County Galway, with historical references indicating its presence in local maritime and geographical records. The name, meaning "Island of the Great Crag" in Irish, suggests a landscape marked by rocky terrain, and it may have been used for seasonal grazing or as a navigational landmark by early seafarers in the region.
Places near here
Oileán na Cruaiche BeagIslet · 788 yd
Cruach na CaoileIsland · 1.5 mi
St. Keelans Church (in ruins)Church · 1.5 mi
Trá na FeadóigeBeach / strand · 2.2 mi
Trá Chuan an MhadaBeach / strand · 2.3 mi
Ceann MhásaHeadland · 2.7 mi
Chapel in Iorras Beag ThoirChapel · 2.8 mi
Trá MhaíroisBeach / strand · 3.2 mi
Holy WellHoly well · 3.4 miOther information
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