
What is recorded here
Inishturk is a lived island in County Mayo where fifty-six people still call the Atlantic home. The name means Wild Boar Island, the coast reaches sixty-two feet above the sea, and a small school once taught three children at once. New bees now keep a sanctuary there, and a helipad stands ready if danger comes. The island is not a postcard or a joke; it is a place where human life continues to adapt.
Inishturk is recorded as a islet in County Galway. Its open map record supplies this location and any linked names or public references.
Inishturk is a small island located off the coast of County Galway, historically associated with early Christian monastic activity in the region. It is notable for its connection to Saint Turgesius, a 7th-century Irish monk and missionary who is said to have lived there.
Places near here
Turbot IslandIsland · 1226 yd
Eashal IslandIslet · 1242 yd
Omey Ho. in ruinsHouse, 18th/19th century · 1.1 mi
Acton BeachBeach / strand · 1.3 mi
ToberfeheenHoly well · 1.5 mi
The StrandBeach / strand · 1.8 mi
IndicatedPromontory fort, coastal · 1.9 mi
Sky RoadViewpoint · 2.5 mi
Bawn in Doon (ballynahinch By.)Bawn · 2.7 mi
Cleggan fishing disaster 28th October 1927Memorial · 3.6 mi
ClegganVisitor information · 3.6 miOther information
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