placenamesSamphire Island
An tOileán Mór
Samphire Island is a townland in Kerry. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationSamphire Island52.26975° N · 9.86320° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place 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 tOileán Mór · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Samphire Island · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Kerry
- Barony
- Trughanacmy
- Civil parish
- Fenit
- Coordinates
- 52.26975, -9.86320
- Mapped area
- 0.04 km²
- Logainm ID
- 24369 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Samphire Island. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2026-01-16. How this page was prepared.