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Inishmore.-- island (forming par.), the largest island of the Aran group, SW. co. Galway, 30 miles SW. of Galway, 7635 ac., pop. 2193; P.O., called Arran Island. The island measures about 9 miles by 2 miles; its greatest elevation is less than 400 ft. The inhabitants are employed chiefly in fishing.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "island" (ADL Feature Type: "islands") |
| Administrative units: | Galway County |
| Place names: | ARRAN ISLAND | INISHMORE |
| Place: | Inishmore |
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