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This is a list of islands of Ireland. It includes both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Ireland itself is an island lying west of the island of Great Britain and northwest of the mainland of Europe.

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Coastal islands

Off the coast of the mainland, and proceeding clockwise from the Irish Sea:

Irish Sea

• Copeland Islands (Oileáin Chóplainn)
  • Great Copeland
  • Lighthouse Island
  • Mew Island
• Burial Islet
• off Skerries, Dublin (Na Sceirí)
  • Rockabill
  • Saint Patrick's Island
  • Colt Island
  • Shenick Island
• Lambay Island (Reachrainn)
• Ireland's Eye (Inis Mac Neasáin)
• Bull Island (Oileán an Tairbh)
• Dalkey Island (Oileán Dheilginse)
• Tuskar Rock (Tuscar)

Celtic Sea

• Saltee Islands (Na Sailtí)
  • Great Saltee
  • Little Saltee
• Cork Harbour (Cuan Chorcaí)
  • Fota Island
  • Great Island
  • Spike Island
• Roaringwater Bay (Loch Trasna)
  • Calves Islands
  • Carthics Islands
  • Castle Island
  • Cape Clear Island
  • Heir Island
  • Horse Island
  • Inis Fada
  • Sherkin Island
  • Skeams Islands
  • Spanish Island
  • Ringaroga
  • Fastnet Rock — southernmost point in Ireland

Southwest coast

County Cork

• Bere Island (Oileán Mór)
• Ilnacullin (Oileán an Chulinn)
• Dursey Island (Oileán Baoi)
• Bull Rock (an Tarbh)
• Scariff Island (an Scairbh)
• Deenish Island (Duibh-inis)

County Kerry

• Skellig Islands (Na Scealaga)
  • Skellig Michael (Sceilig Mhichíl)
  • Little Skellig (Sceilig Bheag)
• Puffin Island (Oileán na gCánóg)
• Valentia Island (Dairbhre)
• Blasket Islands (Na Blascaodaí)
  • Great Blasket Island
  • Beginish
  • Inishnabro
  • Inishvickillane
  • Inishtooskert
  • Tearaght Island — westernmost point in Ireland
• Magharee Islands (Oileáin an Mhachaire)
  • Gurrig Island
  • Inishtoosker
  • Illaunimmil
  • Illaunboe
  • Illauntannig
  • Illaunturlogh
  • Mucklaghbeg Island
• Fenit Island (Fianait)
• Great Samphire Island (Oileán Mór)
• Little Samphire Island (Oileán Beag)
• Derrymore Island (Doire Mór)
• Doonagaun Island
• Illaunturlogh
• Illaunimmil (Oileán Imill)
• Illaunnanoon (Oileán na nUan)
• Reennafardarrig (Rinn na bhFear Dearg)

West coast

County Clare

• Inishmore (or Deer) Island (Inis Mór)
• Mutton Island (Oileán Caorach)
• Aughinish (Each Inis)
• Canon Island (Inis na Canánach)
• Trummer

County Galway

• Aran Islands (Oileáin Árann)
  • Inisheer
  • Inishmaan
  • Inishmore
  • Brannock Islands
• Omey Island (Iomaidh)
• Inishark (Inis Airc)
• Inishbofin (Inis Bó Finne)

County Mayo

• Clare Island (Oileán Chliara)
• Clew Bay islands (there are 117)
  • Collanmore Island
• Achill Island (Acaill) — Ireland's largest island
• Achillbeg (Acaill Bheag)
• Inishbiggle (Inis Bigil)
• Inishkea South (Inis Gé Thuaidh)
• Inishkea North (Inis Gé Theas)
• Inishturk (Inis Toirc)
• Stags of Broadhaven (Na Stácaí)
• Pig Island (Oileán na Muice)
• Illaunmaistir (Oileán Máistir)

Northwest coast

County Sligo

• Inishmurray (Inis Muirígh)

County Donegal

• Gola Island (Oileán Ghabhla)
• Rathlin O'Birne Island (Reachlainn Uí Bhirn)
• Roaninish
• Arranmore (Árainn Mhór) — this is not one of the Aran Islands
• Tory Island (Oileán Thoraí)
• Inishbofin (Inis Bó Finne)
• Inch Island (Inis)
• Inishfree
• Inishtrahull (Inis Trá Tholl)

North Channel

• Rathlin Island (Reachlainn) — largest island of Northern Ireland
• Canon Rock (Carraig na gCanónach) — easternmost point in Ireland

Inland islands

Lough islands

• In Lower Lough Erne:
  • Ardy More
  • Buck Island
  • Car Island
  • Cleenishmeen Island
  • Coughran's Island
  • Crevinishaughy Island
  • Cruninish Island
  • Derryinch
  • Devenish Island
  • Ferny Island
  • Gall Island
  • Goat Island
  • Gravelly Island
  • Horse Island
  • Inish Beg
  • Inish Conra
  • Inish Davar
  • Inish Divann
  • Inish Doney
  • Inish Fovar
  • Inish Free
  • Inish Lougher
  • Inishmacsaint
  • Inish More
  • Inishmakill
  • Kinnausy Island
  • Leftus Island
  • Long Island
  • Lustybeg Island
  • Lustymore Island
  • Owl Island
  • Paris Island Big
  • Rabbit Island
  • Rosscor Island
  • Rough Island
  • White Island
• In Upper Lough Erne:
  • Belle Isle
  • Bleanish Island
  • Corratistune
  • Dernish Island
  • Inishcorkish
  • Inishleague
  • Inishlirroo
  • Inishlught
  • Inish Rath
  • Killygowan Island
  • Naart Island
  • Shanaghy
  • Tonregee Island
  • Traanish
  • Trasna
• In Lough Gill:
  • Lake Isle of Innisfree
  • 21 others
• In Lough Leane:
  • Innisfallen Island
  • and others
• In Lough Neagh:
  • Coney Island
  • Coney Island Flat
  • Croaghan Flat
  • Derrywarragh Island
  • Padian
  • Ram's Island
  • Phil Roe's Flat
  • The Shallow Flat

River islands

• In River Shannon:
  • King's Island in Limerick City.

See also

• British Isles
• List of islands in the Atlantic Ocean
• Category:Islands of Ireland

External references

• Oileáin Irish islands federation
• Oileáin information on Irish islands
• Ireland's Islands tourist information on Irish islands