placenamesNun's Island
Oileán na gCailleach Dubh
Nun's Island is a townland in Westmeath. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationNun's Island53.51204° N · 7.96368° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Approximate recorded 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 na gCailleach Dubh · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Nun's Island · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Westmeath
- Barony
- Kilkenny West
- Civil parish
- Bunown
- Coordinates
- 53.51204, -7.96368 (approximate)
- Logainm ID
- 50975 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Nun's Island. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2009-01-27. How this page was prepared.