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Sandy Island

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Map note: Sandy Island appears on the map as an islet in County Cork, Ireland. The map shows where it sits, without promising a way across.
Sandy Island is recorded as an islet in County Cork.

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  • Maker not stated on source page, www.irelandbeforeyoudie.com
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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  • Andreas F. Borchert, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, ie.polomap.com
  • Colin Park, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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  • nick macneill, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Andrew Wood, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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