placenamesBlackrock Island
An Charraig Dhubh
Blackrock Island is a townland in Galway. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationBlackrock Island53.59353° N · 10.27489° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Approximate recorded location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.
Recorded forms
- An Charraig Dhubh · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Blackrock Island · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Galway
- Barony
- Ballynahinch
- Civil parish
- Inishbofin
- Coordinates
- 53.59353, -10.27489 (approximate)
- Logainm ID
- 18231 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Blackrock 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.