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Furnace_Island Latitude and Longitude:

53°15′18″N 9°44′32″W / 53.255075°N 9.742353°W / 53.255075; -9.742353
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Fornais
Furnace Island
Island
Fornais is located in Ireland
Fornais
Fornais
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°15′18″N 9°44′32″W / 53.255075°N 9.742353°W / 53.255075; -9.742353
Country Ireland
Province Connacht
County County Galway
Government
 •  Dáil Éireann Galway West
Population
 (2022) [1]
66
Time zone UTC+0 ( WET)
 • Summer ( DST) UTC-1 ( IST ( WEST))
As this is a Gaeltacht, Fornais is the only official name. [2]

Furnace Island, or simply Furnace (officially known by its Irish name Fornais), [2] is one of the inhabited South Connemara Islands of County Galway, in Ireland. It is connected to the mainland by a bridge to the island Lettermullan.

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References and further reading

References

  1. ^ Population of Inhabited Islands Off the Coast (Report). Central Statistics Office. 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b Placenames (Ceantair Ghaeltachta) Order 2004