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Inisheer, island (forming par.), one of the Aran group, SW. co. Galway, 17 miles SW. of Spiddal, 1400 ac., pop. 497; P.O., called Inishere; Inisheer Lighthouse, on south point of island, is 112 ft. high, with fixed light (Inisheer island) 110 ft. above high water and seen 15 miles.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "island" (ADL Feature Type: "islands") |
Administrative units: | Galway IrlC |
Place names: | INISHEER | INISHERE |
Place: | Inisheer |
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