Townland

Straw Island

Oileán na Tuí

Straw Island is a townland in Galway. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationStraw Island53.38969° N · 9.11765° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.

Approximate recorded location · Logainm.ie

The name

oileánisland

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

Oileán na Tuí · Irish · main form · non-validated name
Straw Island · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type: Townland
County: Galway
Barony: Moycullen
Civil parish: Killannin
Coordinates: 53.38969, -9.11765 (approximate)
Mapped area: 0.01 km²
Logainm ID: 20981 ↗

Sources & further reading

Logainm.ie — Straw 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.