Beiginis

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Beginish as seen from Kerry's The Great Blasket Island

Beginish (from Irish: Beiginis, meaning "little island") is one of the Blasket Islands of County Kerry, Ireland. It is a low-lying island (14 metres) in Blasket Sound, between Great Blasket Island and the mainland. It has a large colony of Arctic Terns. The island is also the main birthing site for Grey Seals.

There is at least one other island in County Kerry called Beginish: it lies at the mouth of the River Ferta about 1 km from Valentia Island. The Island lies to the north of Valentia Harbour.

v t e Blasket Islands

Islands	Beginish Great Blasket Island Inishnabro Inishtooskert Inishvickillane Tearaght Island

People	Tomás Ó Criomhthain Muiris Ó Súilleabháin Peig Sayers

List of islands of Ireland

Coordinates: 52°6′56″N 10°30′26″W / 52.11556°N 10.50722°W / 52.11556; -10.50722

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.