Extreme points of Ireland

This is a list of the extreme points of Ireland, the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world

Including islands

Northernmost Point — Inishtrahull Island, County Donegal
Southernmost Point — Fastnet Rock, County Cork
Westernmost Point — Tearaght Island, County Kerry
Easternmost Point — Canon Rock, off Ards Peninsula, County Down ¹

Irish mainland

Points:

Northernmost Point — Banba's Crown (near Malin Head), Inishowen Peninsula, County Donegal
Southernmost Point — Brow Head, County Cork
Westernmost Point — Dunmore Head, Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry
Easternmost Point — Burr Point, Ards Peninsula, County Down ²

Settlements:

Easternmost Settlement - Portavogie, County Down, Northern Ireland

Often the term "Malin to Mizen" is used when encompassing the entire country/island from north to south. Inishtrahull Island ( Irish: Inis Trá Tholl, meaning island of the bloody beach) is located approx 10 kilometres (6 miles north-east of Malin Head County Donegal (ˌdʌnəˈgɔːl Irish: Contae Dhún na nGall. Fastnet Rock ( is a small Clay - Slate island with Quartz veins and the most southerly point of Ireland, 6 County Cork (Contae Chorcaí is the most southerly and the largest of the modern counties of Ireland. An Tiaracht (anglicised as The Tearaght, Inishtearaght or Tearaght Island) is an uninhabited steep rocky island situated to the west of the Dingle County Kerry ( Contae Chiarraí in Irish) is a southwestern county of Ireland. The Ards Peninsula is a Peninsula in County Down, Northern Ireland which separates Strangford Lough from the North Channel on County Down, ( Ulster Scots: Coontie Doun. is one of the nine counties that form the province of Ulster and one of six counties that form Malin Head ( Irish: Cionn Mhálanna) is the most northerly headland of the mainland of Ireland (and of Ulster. Inishowen (Inis Eoghain is a historical peninsular region in County Donegal, and also the largest peninsula in Ireland. County Donegal (ˌdʌnəˈgɔːl Irish: Contae Dhún na nGall. Brow Head is the most southerly point of mainland Ireland. It is situated 3 County Cork (Contae Chorcaí is the most southerly and the largest of the modern counties of Ireland. The Dingle Peninsula (Corca Dhuibhne - sometimes anglicized as Corkaguiney) is located in County Kerry and is the most Westerly point of County Kerry ( Contae Chiarraí in Irish) is a southwestern county of Ireland. Burr Point is the easternmost point of mainland Northern Ireland, and the easternmost point of mainland Ireland. The Ards Peninsula is a Peninsula in County Down, Northern Ireland which separates Strangford Lough from the North Channel on County Down, ( Ulster Scots: Coontie Doun. is one of the nine counties that form the province of Ulster and one of six counties that form Portavogie ( is a Village and Fishing port in County Down, Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of Malin to Mizen most commonly refers to a journey from Malin Head ( Ireland 's most northerly point in Co Donegal) to Mizen Head in Mizen Head, in West Cork, is popularly described as the "most south-western point in Ireland". Mizen Head (Carn Uí Néid at the western extremity of the peninsula formerly known as the Ivagha Peninsula or Uíbh Eachach, is the south-westernmost point West Cork (Iarthar Chorcaí in south-west Ireland, lies in Ireland's largest county County Cork. The promontory hosts a lighthouse and radio/weather station, now a tourist attraction. A promontory is a prominent mass of land which overlooks lower lying land or a body of water (when it may be called a Peninsula or headland) A lighthouse is a Tower, building or framework designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses or in older times from a fire and used as an A weather station is a facility with instruments and equipment to make observations of atmospheric conditions in order to provide information to make weather forecasts

¹ The easternmost point of the Republic of Ireland is Lambay Island in County Dublin. Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. Lambay Island ( lies off the coast of north County Dublin, Ireland, north of Ireland's Eye. County Dublin (Contae Bhaile Átha Cliath or more correctly today the Dublin Region ( Réigiúin Átha Cliath) is the area that contains the city of Dublin

² The easternmost point on the Irish mainland within the Republic of Ireland is Wicklow Head in County Wicklow. Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. Wicklow Head is a headland near the southeast edge of the town of Wicklow in County Wicklow, approximately 3km from the centre of the town County Wicklow (Contae Chill Mhantáin is a county on the east coast of Ireland, immediately south of Dublin.

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