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Quay Island

Islet

What is recorded here

Quay Island is a small islet in County Clare where a post-medieval fish weir appears only when the lowest tide exposes the estuarine clays. Its angled fences formed a temporary trap for fish caught by the changing water, and the island itself gave that hidden work a name.
Quay Island is recorded as a islet in County Clare. Its open map record supplies this location and any linked names or public references.

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