placenamesBig Island
An tOileán Mór
Big Island is a townland in Wexford. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationBig Island52.36102° N · 6.40116° 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
- Big Island · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Wexford
- Barony
- Shelmaliere East
- Civil parish
- Saint Margaret's
- Coordinates
- 52.36102, -6.40116
- Mapped area
- 0.53 km²
- Logainm ID
- 53676 ↗
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Big Island. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- 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.