What is recorded here

Inis Oírr is the smallest and most easterly of the three Aran Islands in Galway Bay, Ireland. Its limestone pavement holds crisscrossing cracks and isolated rocks shaped by ancient seas and later ice. Five small settlements still dot the island, where 343 residents lived as of the 2022 census. The place feels like a thin tongue of rock pushed into the Atlantic, sharp enough to cut memory but warm enough to hold a village.

Inis Oírr is recorded as a island in County Galway. Its open map record supplies this location and any linked names or public references.

Inis Oírr is one of the Aran Islands in County Galway, historically inhabited by Gaeltacht-speaking communities. It is notable for its well-preserved prehistoric sites, including ancient stone forts and megalithic tombs, reflecting its long and rich archaeological heritage.