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Walking Ireland -Aran Islands

Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011

The Aran Islands (Irish: Oileáin Árann — Aran Islands ) or The Arans (na hÁrainneacha ) are a group of three islands located at the mouth of Galway Bay, on the west coast of Ireland. They constitute the barony of Aran in County Galway,Ireland. From west to east they are: Inishmore (Árainn Mhór/Inis Mór , the largest; Inishmaan (Inis Meáin/Inis Meadhóin ), the second-largest; and Inisheer (Inis Thiar/Inis Oírr/Inis Oirthir , the smallest. Irish is the main spoken language on all three islands, and is the language used naming the islands and their villages and town lands.  Click here for details of SouthWest Walks Ireland walking holidays in the Aran Islands.

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