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Pig Island

Oileán na Muice

Pig Island is a townland in Mayo. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationPig Island53.68523° N · 9.30137° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Approximate recorded location · Logainm.ie

The name

mucpigoileánisland

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 Muice · Irish · main form
  • Pig Island · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Mayo
Barony
Carra
Civil parish
Ballyovey
Coordinates
53.68523, -9.30137 (approximate)
Mapped area
0.05 km²
Logainm ID
35204 ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Pig Island. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2024-09-04. How this page was prepared.