Civil parish

Inisheer

Inis Oírr

Inisheer is a civil parish in Galway. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.

Recorded locationInisheer53.05572° N · 9.52851° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.

Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗

The name

inisisland; river meadow

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

Inis Oírr · Irish · main form · validated name
Inisheer · English · main form

Geographic information

Place type: Civil parish
County: Galway
Barony: Aran
Coordinates: 53.05572, -9.52851
Mapped area: 6.22 km²
Logainm ID: 936 ↗

Sources & further reading

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

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