Furnace Island Explained

Official Name:Fornais
Other Name:Furnace Island
Settlement Type:Island
Pushpin Map:Ireland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ireland
Coordinates:53.2551°N -9.7424°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ireland
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name1:Connacht
Subdivision Name3:County Galway
Leader Title1:Dáil Éireann
Leader Name1:Galway West
Unit Pref:Metric
Population:66
Population As Of:2022
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:WET
Utc Offset1:+0
Timezone1 Dst:IST (WEST)
Utc Offset1 Dst:-1
Footnotes:As this is a Gaeltacht, Fornais is the only official name.
Blank Name:Irish Grid Reference

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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Notes and References

  1. Population of Inhabited Islands Off the Coast. Central Statistics Office. 2023 . 29 June 2023.
  2. https://www.logainm.ie/orduithe/an-tordu-logainmneacha-ceantair-ghaeltachta-2004.pdf Placenames (Ceantair Ghaeltachta) Order 2004