placenamesChain Island
Oileán Sheáin
Chain Island is a townland in Mayo. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationChain Island54.04364° N · 9.26105° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie
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
- Oileán Sheáin · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Chain Island · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Mayo
- Barony
- Tirawley
- Civil parish
- Crossmolina
- Coordinates
- 54.04364, -9.26105
- Mapped area
- 0.04 km²
- Logainm ID
- 34350 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Chain 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.