Inisheer

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Inisheer is the smallest and easternmost of Ireland’s Aran Islands, known for its traditional Irish culture, limestone landscapes, and historic ruins.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Inisheer canonical 6
Inis Oírr 2
Isle of Inisheer 2

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf island
tourist destination
alsoSpokenLanguage English language
country Ireland
governedBy Galway County Council
hasAirport Inisheer Aerodrome
hasAlternativeSpelling Inisheer
Inisheer Island
hasBiodiversityFeature wildflowers adapted to limestone
hasClimate mild oceanic climate
hasCulturalRegion Gaeltacht
hasEconomicActivity fishing
small-scale farming
tourism
hasGeologicalFeature limestone pavements
hasHarbour Inisheer Harbour
hasHistoricSite Caisleán Uí Bhriain
O’Brien’s Castle
Plassey shipwreck
St. Caomhán’s Church ruins
Teampall Chaomháin
hasLandscapeType karst limestone landscape
hasOfficialNameInIrish Inis Oírr
linked to: Inisheer
hasPopulationCharacteristic small permanent population
hasReligiousSite holy well of St. Caomhán
hasStructureType stone field walls
hasTraditionalCraft Aran knitwear tradition
hasTraditionalMusic Irish traditional music sessions
hasTransportRestriction limited motor vehicle use
hasVegetationType grassland on thin soils
knownFor historic ruins
sandy beaches
stone walls
traditional Irish culture
locatedIn Aran Islands
Connacht
County Galway
locatedInBay Galway Bay
locatedInBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
partOf Irish Gaeltacht areas
positionInArchipelago easternmost island of the Aran Islands
primaryLanguage Irish language
reachableBy air service from Connemara Airport
ferry from Doolin
ferry from Rossaveal
relativeSizeInArchipelago smallest of the Aran Islands

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Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

County Galway containsIsland Inisheer
Aran Islands Gaeltacht comprises Inis Oírr
linked to: Inisheer
Aran Islands composedOf Inisheer
Aran Islands smallestIsland Inisheer
Irish Ferries fleetIncludes Isle of Inisheer
linked to: Inisheer
Irish Ferries operatorOf Isle of Inisheer
linked to: Inisheer
Inisheer hasOfficialNameInIrish Inis Oírr
linked to: Inisheer
Doolin hasFerryConnectionsTo Inisheer
Inisherin inspiredBy Inisheer