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Caher Island

Oileán na Cathrach

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

Recorded locationCaher Island53.71686° N · 10.03050° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

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 Cathrach · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Caher Island · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type
Townland
County
Mayo
Barony
Murrisk
Civil parish
Kilgeever
Coordinates
53.71686, -10.03050
Mapped area
0.52 km²
Logainm ID
36980 ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Caher Island. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.