Mutton Island, County Galway

Mutton Island
Geography
Mutton Island lighthouse seen from Galway

Location	Atlantic Ocean
Coordinates	53°15′11″N 9°03′14″W / 53.253°N 9.054°W / 53.253; -9.054Coordinates: 53°15′11″N 9°03′14″W / 53.253°N 9.054°W / 53.253; -9.054
Country
Ireland
Province	Connacht
County	Galway
Demographics
Population	0

Mutton Island is a small island located approximately 1km off the coast of Galway City, Ireland and is connected by to the mainland with a causeway. It is home to a sewage treatment plant and light house. No permanent residents live on the island and is generally only visited by those working on the sewage plant. After treatment the sewage water is pumped out to sea on the same facility^[1]

References

↑ Mutton Island Sewerage Treatment Plant

Places in County Galway

County town: Galway

Towns	Athenry Ballinasloe Gort Loughrea Mountbellew Tuam

Villages	Ahascragh Annaghdown Ardrahan Aughrim Ballinderreen Ballygar Ballyconneely Ballymacward Ballymoe Ballynahinch Barna Barnaderg Bealadangan Bullaun Camus Carnmore Carraroe Castleblakeney Castlegar Claregalway Clarinbridge Cleggan Clifden Clonbur Coalpits Cornamona Corofin Costelloe Craughwell Cregmore Dunmore Eyrecourt Furbo Garrafrauns Glenamaddy Glinsk Headford Inverin Kilcolgan Kilconnell Kilkerrin Kilkieran Killimor Kilronan Kinvara Laurencetown Leenaun Letterfrack Lettermore Lettermullen Maam Cross Maum Menlough Milltown Monivea Moycullen Moylough New Inn Newbridge Oranmore Oughterard Portumna Recess Rosmuc Rossaveal Roundstone Skehana Spiddal Turloughmore Williamstown Woodford

Townlands	Attymon Ballynahown Derrymullan Hollygrove Kilclooney Killagoola Kinvara Lissagurraun Meelick Muckanaghederdauhaulia Oldthort Tulrush

Baronies	Aran Athenry Ballymoe Ballynahinch Clare Clonmacnowen Dunkellin Dunmore Galway Kilconnell Killian Kiltartan Leitrim Longford Loughrea Moycullen Ross Tiaquin

Islands	Ardoileán Dinish Eddy Gorumna Inishmaan Inishark Inishmore Inishbofin Inishnee Mason Mutton Omey White Goat

List of townlands in County Galway Category:Mountains and hills of County Galway Category:Rivers of County Galway Category:Geography of County Galway

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