placenamesWherune Island
An Foiriún
Wherune Island is a townland in Galway. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationWherune Island53.39485° N · 10.06809° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Approximate recorded location · Logainm.ie
The name
A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.
Recorded forms
- An Foiriún · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Wherune Island · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Galway
- Barony
- Ballynahinch
- Civil parish
- Ballindoon & Islands
- Coordinates
- 53.39485, -10.06809 (approximate)
- Mapped area
- 0.04 km²
- Logainm ID
- 18094 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Wherune Island. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.