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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Lambay Island like this:
Lambay Island (1½ mile by 1 mile), in Irish Sea, Portraine par., co. Dublin, 3 miles SE. of Rush, 617 ac., pop. 61. The surface is hilly, the cliffs on the E. side rising to an alt. of 418 ft.; the rocks are chiefly of trap and porphyry. The island is the property of Lord Talbot de Malahide.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Lambay Island, in and County Dublin | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/29337
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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