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Aran, insular bar., co. Galway, 11,287 ac., pop. 3163; P.O. It consists of a group of islands (often called South Aran), forming a chain of about 15 miles long across the mouth of Galway Bay. Nearly the whole area consists of the 3 islands, Aranmore or Inishmore, Inishmaan, and Inisheer, which are separately noticed.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "insular barony" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 3rd order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Galway County |
| Place: | Arran |
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