
What is recorded here
Glashedy Island is a quartzite islet off Donegal where treacherous shoals and dangerous breakers have claimed shipping for centuries. During a violent storm in 1841, the schooner James Cook broke apart on its rocks, leaving one man marooned until Coastguard reached him two days later emaciated but alive. The island still stands green and empty above the kill water, a small witness to the Atlantic's patience.
Glashedy Island is recorded as a islet in County Donegal. Its open map record supplies this location and any linked names or public references.
Glashedy Island is a small islet located off the coast of County Donegal, Ireland, and is known for its historical association with the Donegal Gaeltacht and traditional Irish-speaking communities. It is notable for its remote, uninhabited character and its inclusion in maritime and coastal records of the region.
Places near here
Carrickabraghy CastleCastle, tower house · 1.0 mi
Bawn in CarrickabraghyBawn · 1.1 mi
Five Finger StrandBeach / strand · 2.5 mi
Dough Famine VillageHeritage attraction · 2.6 mi
Doagh Famine VillageMuseum · 2.6 mi
Oratory of the Assumptionchurch/chapel · 2.7 mi
Ballyliffin Railway Stationrailway station · 2.8 mi
Lag GraveyardGraveyard · 2.9 mi
Glenevin Waterfall WalkOfficial walking route · 3.8 mi
Clonmany Early Church GraveyardGraveyard · 3.9 miOther information
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