Furnace Island

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
CountryIreland
ProvinceConnacht
CountyCounty Galway
Government
 • Dáil ÉireannGalway West
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
66
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
As this is a Gaeltacht, Fornais is the only official name.

Furnace Island, or simply Furnace (officially known by its Irish name Fornais), 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.

See also

References

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