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Aran Islands
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group of three islands on the west coast of Ireland
Key facts
- Location
- Galway Bay
- Major islands
- Inishmore ( Árainn ) Inishmaan ( Inis Meáin ) Inisheer ( Inis Oírr )
- Area
- 46 km (18 sq mi)
- Highest elevation
- 120 m (390 ft)
- Highest point
- Cliffs near Dún Aonghasa
- County
- County Galway
- Province
- Connacht
- Population
- 1,347 (2022)
- Languages
- Irish English
- Time zone
- WET ( UTC±0 )
- Summer dst
- IST ( UTC+1 )
- Official website
- www .aranislands .ie
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
The Aran Islands (/ˈærən/ ARR-ən; Irish: Oileáin Árann, pronounced [əˈlʲaːnʲ ˈaːɾˠən̪ˠ]) or The Arans (na hÁrainneacha [n̪ˠə ˈhaːɾˠən̠ʲəxə]), are a group of three islands at the mouth of Galway Bay, off the west coast of Ireland, with a combined area of about 46 km (18 mi). They form the historic barony of Aran in County Galway.
From west to east, the islands are Inishmore (Árainn / Inis Mór), which is the largest; Inishmaan (Inis Meáin), the second-largest; and Inisheer (Inis Oírr), the smallest. Several smaller islets also lie in the group.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Aran Islands” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.