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Dún Aonghasa (unofficial anglicised version Dun Aengus [2]) is the best-known of several prehistoric hill forts on the Aran Islands of County Galway, Ireland. It lies on Inis Mór, at the edge of a 100-metre-high (330 ft) cliff. [3] A popular tourist attraction, Dún Aonghasa is an important archaeological site.
Inis Mór was used as a recording location for the 1997 film The Matchmaker and the 2010 film Leap Year. The first story in These Precious Hours by Michael Corrigan has a scene set on Inis Mór. The island appeared on the premiere episode of The Amazing Race 12 with teams needing to find Teampall Bheanáin after they arrived.
Dún Dúchathair or simply Dúchathair (anglicized Doocaher), [1] meaning "black fort", is a large stone fort on the cliffs at Cill Éinne, (Killeany), Inishmore (one of the Aran Islands) in County Galway, Ireland. [2] Due to erosion, it now sits on a rocky promontory that stretches out into the sea. On its outer side there are large walls ...
From west to east, the islands are: Inishmore (Árainn / Inis Mór), [a] which is the largest; Inishmaan (Inis Meáin), the second-largest; and Inisheer (Inis Oírr), the smallest. There are also several islets. The population of 1,347 (as of 2022) [1] primarily speak Irish, making the islands a part of the Gaeltacht.
Dún Fearbhaí is a stone ringfort (cashel) shaped like a square with rounded corners; it contains two walls and one terrace built on a steep incline, and also four sets of internal stairs. The walls are up to 4 m (13 ft) high and up to 3 m (9.8 ft) thick, and measure about 27 m (89 ft) by 23 m (75 ft) internally.
They have been heavily damaged by time and the sea, but Dún Conor's central location has protected it. [10] The name means "Conor's Fort;" [11] legends link it to Conor, son of Hua Mór and brother of Aengus. [12] The size of the forts on the Aran Islands gave rise to the legends of the Fir Bolg. [13] John O'Donovan visited Dún Conor in 1839.
Na Seacht Teampaill (The Seven Churches), Inis Mór St Brecan's Church ruins, St Columb's Park, Derry. Saint Brecan's most important foundations were the Seven Churches of Aran on Inishmore, of which only the ruins of two have survived. [5] Brecan's church is the chief of the Seven Churches.
Location [ edit ] According to Clare County Library, Deer Island, or Innismore, is situated near the western bank of the River Fergus about a quarter of a mile from the village of Ballynacally.