List of islands of Ireland
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This is a list of the principal islands of Ireland. It includes both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Ireland is an island in the British Isles[1], west of the island of Great Britain, and northwest of the mainland of Europe.
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[edit] Coastal islands
Off the coast of the mainland, and proceeding clockwise from the Irish Sea:
[edit] Irish Sea
- Copeland Islands
- off Skerries, Dublin
- Rockabill
- Saint Patrick's Island
- Colt Island
- Shenick Island
- Lambay Island
- Ireland's Eye
- Bull Island
- Dalkey Island
- Tuskar Rock
[edit] Celtic Sea
- Saltee Islands
- in Cork Harbour:
- Sherkin Island
- Ringaroga
- Clear Island
- Fastnet Rock — southernmost point in Ireland
[edit] Southwest Coast
- Bere Island
- Garinish Island
- Dursey Island
- Bull Rock
- Scariff Island
- Deenish Island
- Skellig Islands
- Puffin Island
- Valentia Island
- Blasket Islands
- Great Blasket Island
- Beginish
- Inishnabro
- Inishvickillane
- Inishtooskert
- Tearaght Island — westernmost point in Ireland
- Magharee Islands
- Fenit Island
- Great Samphire Island
- Little Samphire Island
[edit] West Coast
Co. Clare:
Co. Galway:
- Aran Islands
- Aughinish
- Omey Island
- Inishark
- Inishbofin
- Inishturk
- Clare Island
- Clew Bay islands (there are 117)
- Achill Island — Ireland's largest island
- Achillbeg
- Inishbiggle
- Inishkea South
- Inishkea North
- Stags of Broadhaven
- Pig Island
- Illanmaster
Co. Kerry
- The Seven Hogs or Maharee Islands
- Fenit Island
- Great Samphire Island
- Little Samphire Island
[edit] Northwest Coast
- Inishmurray, County Sligo
- Rathlin O'Birne Island, County Donegal
- Roaninish, County Donegal
- Arranmore, County Donegal — this is not one of the Aran Islands
- Tory Island
- Inishbofin, County Donegal
[edit] North Channel
- Rathlin Island — largest island of Northern Ireland
- Canon Rock — easternmost point in Ireland
[edit] Inland islands
[edit] Lake islands
- In Lough Leane:
- Innisfallen Island
- and others
- In Lough Gill:
- The Lake Isle of Inisfree
- 21 others
- 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
- Trasna Island
- White Island
- In Upper Lough Erne:
- Bleanish Island
- Corratistune
- Dernish Island
- Inishcorkish
- Inishleague
- Inishlirroo
- Inishlught
- Killygowan Island
- Naart Island
- Shanaghy
- Tonregee Island
- Traanish
[edit] River islands
- In River Shannon:
[edit] See also
[edit] External references
- Oileáin information on Irish islands
- Ireland's Islands tourist information on Irish islands
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Dependency: 
Isle of Man
Semi-autonomous political entities: 
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