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Oileán na gCoiníní

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Oileán na gCoiníní is a small island in County Galway, Ireland. The name means Rabbit Island, suggesting these are not ordinary rabbits but clever companions for people adrift. The sea may have given them up during a storm and waited for them to return.
Oileán na gCoiníní is recorded as a island in County Galway. Its open map record supplies this location and any linked names or public references.
Oileán na gCoiníní is a small island in County Galway, historically associated with the Irish-speaking population of the western seaboard. The name, meaning "Island of the Kids" or "Island of the Young Goats," reflects traditional Gaelic land use and local fauna.

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