Aughinish (sometimes written as Aughnish) (Eachinis in Irish) is a small island and townland located in Oughtmama Parish of the Barony of Burren in north County Clare, in Ireland on the south shore of Galway Bay.[1] By road it is 10.9 kilometres (6.8 mi) northwest of Kinvarra.[2] The island is approximately two miles (3 km) wide and a mile (1.6 km) from the northernmost tip to the southernmost point and has approximately fifty inhabitants.
Aughinish
Eachinis | |
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Coordinates: 53°09′47″N 9°04′18″W | |
Country | Ireland |
County | County Clare |
Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
The island was originally connected to County Clare, but that connection was lost due to the tsunami generated by the massive 1755 Lisbon earthquake.[3] The British built the existing 0.5 miles (0.80 km)[4] causeway to County Galway to service their troops in the Martello Tower constructed on the island after 1811.[5] To this day, land access to Aughinish, County Clare is still only through County Galway.
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