Townland

Crab Island

Oileán na bPortán

Crab Island is a townland in Clare. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationCrab Island53.01597° N · 9.41185° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.

Approximate recorded location · Logainm.ie

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 bPortán · Irish · main form · non-validated name
Crab Island · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type: Townland
County: Clare
Barony: Corcomroe
Civil parish: Killilagh
Coordinates: 53.01597, -9.41185 (approximate)
Logainm ID: 6747 ↗

Sources & further reading

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

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2019-06-27. How this page was prepared.