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Inishbarra (''
Gaeilge
Irish (Standard Irish: ), also known as Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Insular Celtic branch of the Celtic language family, which is a part of the Indo-European language family. Irish is indigenous to the island of Ireland and was the p ...
: Inis Bearachain'') is an island in
County Galway
"Righteousness and Justice"
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, map_caption = Location in Ireland
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Ireland Byways - South Connemara Islands
/ref> situated east of the mouth of Kilkieran
Cill Chiaráin (anglicized as Kilkieran) is a coastal village in the Connemara area of County Galway in Ireland. The R340 passes through Cill Chiaráin.
Cill Chiaráin lies in a ''Gaeltacht'' region (Irish-speaking area), and ''Coláiste Sheo ...
bay. An artificial causeway
A causeway is a track, road or railway on the upper point of an embankment across "a low, or wet place, or piece of water". It can be constructed of earth, masonry, wood, or concrete. One of the earliest known wooden causeways is the Sweet Tra ...
links the island to the mainland but this is only usable at very low tide
Tides are the rise and fall of sea levels caused by the combined effects of the gravity, gravitational forces exerted by the Moon (and to a much lesser extent, the Sun) and are also caused by the Earth and Moon orbiting one another.
Tide t ...
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Demographics
References
Islands of County Galway
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