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This is a list of the extreme points of Ireland – the points that are farthest north, south, east or west in
Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
. It includes the
Republic of Ireland Ireland ( ga, Éire ), also known as the Republic of Ireland (), is a country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 Counties of Ireland, counties of the island of Ireland. The capital and largest city is Dublin, on the eastern ...
and
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...
. Often the term " Malin to Mizen" is used when encompassing the entire island from north to south. The
geographical centre of Ireland The Geographical Centre of Ireland, according to an investigation and calculation carried out by the Official Irish Government Mapping Agency, Ordnance Survey Ireland (OSI) published on the official OSI website on 24 February 2022 is near the co ...
is 8.85 kilometres north-northwest of Athlone Town.


Whole island


Including islands

Points: *Northernmost point: Tor Beg rock northeast of Inishtrahull,
County Donegal County Donegal ( ; ga, Contae Dhún na nGall) is a county of Ireland in the province of Ulster and in the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the town of Donegal in the south of the county. It has also been known as County Tyrconn ...
,
Republic of Ireland Ireland ( ga, Éire ), also known as the Republic of Ireland (), is a country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 Counties of Ireland, counties of the island of Ireland. The capital and largest city is Dublin, on the eastern ...
(ROI) *Southernmost point:
Fastnet Rock Fastnet Lighthouse is a 54m high lighthouse situated on the remote Fastnet Rock in the Atlantic Ocean. It is the most southerly point of Ireland and lies southwest of Cape Clear Island and from County Cork on the Irish mainland. The current l ...
southeast of Cape Clear Island,
County Cork County Cork ( ga, Contae Chorcaí) is the largest and the southernmost county of Ireland, named after the city of Cork, the state's second-largest city. It is in the province of Munster and the Southern Region. Its largest market towns a ...
, ROI *Westernmost point: Tearaght Island, County Kerry, ROI *Easternmost point: Cannon Rock, County Down,
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...
(NI) Settlements: *Northernmost settlement: Ballyhillin,
Inishowen Peninsula Inishowen () is a peninsula in the north of County Donegal in Ireland. Inishowen is the largest peninsula on the island of Ireland. The Inishowen peninsula includes Ireland's most northerly point, Malin Head. The Grianan of Aileach, a ringfort ...
, County Donegal *Southernmost settlement: Clear Island, County Cork *Westernmost settlement:
Dunquin Dunquin ( ) is a Gaeltacht village in west County Kerry, Ireland. Dunquin lies at the most westerly tip of the Dingle Peninsula, overlooking the Blasket Islands. At 10°27'16"W, it is the most westerly settlement of Ireland and of Eurasia, exclu ...
,
Dingle Peninsula The Dingle Peninsula ( ga, Corca Dhuibhne; anglicised as Corkaguiny, the name of the corresponding barony) is the northernmost of the major peninsulas in County Kerry. It ends beyond the town of Dingle at Dunmore Head, the westernmost point ...
, County Kerry *Easternmost settlement: Portavogie,
Ards Peninsula The Ards Peninsula () is a peninsula in County Down, Northern Ireland, on the north-east coast of Ireland. It separates Strangford Lough from the North Channel of the Irish Sea. Towns and villages on the peninsula include Donaghadee, Milli ...
, County Down (NI)


Mainland only

Points: *Northernmost point: Banba's Crown (the tip of
Malin Head Malin Head ( ga, Cionn Mhálanna) is the most northerly point of mainland Ireland, located in the townland of Ardmalin on the Inishowen peninsula in County Donegal. The head's northernmost point is called Dunalderagh at latitude 55.38ºN. It is ...
), Inishowen Peninsula, County Donegal, Republic of Ireland (Latitude: 55° 23′ 4″ N) *Southernmost point: Brow Head (near
Mizen Head Mizen Head ( ga, Carn Uí Néid) is traditionally regarded as the most southerly point of mainland Ireland. It is at the end of the Mizen Peninsula in the district of Carbery in County Cork. Geography Mizen Head is one of the extreme points ...
), County Cork, Republic of Ireland (Latitude: 51° 26′ 52″ N) *Westernmost point: Dunmore Head, Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry, Republic of Ireland at (Longitude: 10° 28′ 46″ W) *Easternmost point:
Burr Point Burr Point is the easternmost point of mainland Northern Ireland and the island of Ireland. It is located in the townland of Ballyhalbert on the Ards Peninsula in County Down County Down () is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, ...
, Ards Peninsula, County Down, Northern Ireland (Longitude: 5° 25′ 58″ W) Settlements: *Northernmost settlement: Ballyhillin, Inishowen Peninsula, County Donegal,
Ulster Ulster (; ga, Ulaidh or ''Cúige Uladh'' ; sco, label= Ulster Scots, Ulstèr or ''Ulster'') is one of the four traditional Irish provinces. It is made up of nine counties: six of these constitute Northern Ireland (a part of the United Kin ...
, Republic of Ireland *Southernmost settlement:
Crookhaven Crookhaven () is a village in County Cork, Ireland, on the most southwestern tip of the island of Ireland. With an out-of-season population of about sixty, it swells in the summer season to about four hundred, when the occupants of the seasonal ...
, County Cork, Republic of Ireland *Westernmost settlement:
Dunquin Dunquin ( ) is a Gaeltacht village in west County Kerry, Ireland. Dunquin lies at the most westerly tip of the Dingle Peninsula, overlooking the Blasket Islands. At 10°27'16"W, it is the most westerly settlement of Ireland and of Eurasia, exclu ...
, Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry, Republic of Ireland *Easternmost settlement: Portavogie, Ards Peninsula, County Down, Northern Ireland


Altitude

* Highest point:
Carrauntoohil Carrauntoohil or Carrauntoohill ( ; ga, Corrán Tuathail , meaning "Tuathal's sickle") is the highest mountain in Ireland at . It is on the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry, close to the centre of Ireland's highest mountain range, MacGillycu ...
, County Kerry, Republic of Ireland (1,041 m / 3,466 ft) * Highest settlement: Meelin, County Cork, Republic of Ireland (254 m / 832 ft) * Lowest point:
North Slob The North Slob is an area of mud-flats at the estuary of the River Slaney at Wexford Harbour, Ireland. The North Slob is an area of that was reclaimed in the mid-19th century by the building of a sea wall.


Including islands

*Northernmost point:
Inishtrahull, County Donegal *Northernmost settlement: Ballyhillin, Inishowen Peninsula, County Donegal *Southernmost point:
Fastnet Rock Fastnet Lighthouse is a 54m high lighthouse situated on the remote Fastnet Rock in the Atlantic Ocean. It is the most southerly point of Ireland and lies southwest of Cape Clear Island and from County Cork on the Irish mainland. The current l ...
, County Cork *Southernmost settlement:
Crookhaven Crookhaven () is a village in County Cork, Ireland, on the most southwestern tip of the island of Ireland. With an out-of-season population of about sixty, it swells in the summer season to about four hundred, when the occupants of the seasonal ...
, County Cork *Westernmost point: Tearaght Island, County Kerry *Westernmost settlement:
Dunquin Dunquin ( ) is a Gaeltacht village in west County Kerry, Ireland. Dunquin lies at the most westerly tip of the Dingle Peninsula, overlooking the Blasket Islands. At 10°27'16"W, it is the most westerly settlement of Ireland and of Eurasia, exclu ...
, Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry *Easternmost point: Lambay Island,
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*Easternmost settlement:
Wicklow Wicklow ( ; ga, Cill Mhantáin , meaning 'church of the toothless one'; non, Víkingaló) is the county town of County Wicklow in Ireland. It is located south of Dublin on the east coast of the island. According to the 2016 census, it has a ...
, County Wicklow


Mainland only

*Northernmost point: Banba's Crown (the tip of Malin Head), Inishowen Peninsula, County Donegal *Northernmost settlement: Ballyhillin, Inishowen Peninsula, County Donegal *Southernmost point: Brow Head (near Mizen Head), County Cork *Southernmost settlement:
Crookhaven Crookhaven () is a village in County Cork, Ireland, on the most southwestern tip of the island of Ireland. With an out-of-season population of about sixty, it swells in the summer season to about four hundred, when the occupants of the seasonal ...
, County Cork *Westernmost point: Dunmore Head, Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry *Westernmost settlement:
Dunquin Dunquin ( ) is a Gaeltacht village in west County Kerry, Ireland. Dunquin lies at the most westerly tip of the Dingle Peninsula, overlooking the Blasket Islands. At 10°27'16"W, it is the most westerly settlement of Ireland and of Eurasia, exclu ...
, County Kerry *Easternmost point: Wicklow Head, County Wicklow *Easternmost settlement:
Wicklow Wicklow ( ; ga, Cill Mhantáin , meaning 'church of the toothless one'; non, Víkingaló) is the county town of County Wicklow in Ireland. It is located south of Dublin on the east coast of the island. According to the 2016 census, it has a ...
, County Wicklow


Altitude

*Highest point:
Carrauntoohil Carrauntoohil or Carrauntoohill ( ; ga, Corrán Tuathail , meaning "Tuathal's sickle") is the highest mountain in Ireland at . It is on the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry, close to the centre of Ireland's highest mountain range, MacGillycu ...
, County Kerry *Lowest point:
North Slob The North Slob is an area of mud-flats at the estuary of the River Slaney at Wexford Harbour, Ireland. The North Slob is an area of that was reclaimed in the mid-19th century by the building of a sea wall.Meelin, County Cork Many points are on, or near sea level, but due to high rainfall, there are no natural dry pieces of land below sea level - see rivers and lochs below.


Northern Ireland


Including islands

*Northernmost point: Skerriagh,
Ballygill North Ballygill North is a townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is located in the northwestern part of Rathlin Island and has an area of . It contains Skerriagh, the northernmost point of Northern Ireland. See also *List of townlands in ...
, Rathlin Island at *Northernmost settlement: Rathlin Island, County Antrim at *Southernmost point:
Cranfield Point Cranfield Point ( ga, Pointe Chreamhchoille) is the southernmost point of Northern Ireland. It is located at the mouth of Carlingford Lough in the townland of Cranfield, County Down. It was once the site of the Cranfield Point lighthouse, markin ...
, County Down at *Southernmost settlement: Greencastle, County Down at * Westernmost point – western part of Manger townland,
County Fermanagh County Fermanagh ( ; ) is one of the thirty-two counties of Ireland, one of the nine counties of Ulster and one of the six counties of Northern Ireland. The county covers an area of 1,691 km2 (653 sq mi) and has a population of 61,805 ...
(immediately east of the Bradogue Bridge) at *Westernmost settlement: Belleek, County Fermanagh at *Easternmost point:
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, County Down at *Easternmost settlement: Portavogie, County Down at


Mainland only

*Northernmost point: Benbane Head, County Antrim at *Northernmost settlement:
Ballintoy Ballintoy () is a small village, townland (of 274 acres) and civil parish in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is alongside the B15 coast road, north-east of Coleraine, west of Ballycastle and between it and Bushmills. It is in the historic ...
, County Antrim at *Southernmost point:
Cranfield Point Cranfield Point ( ga, Pointe Chreamhchoille) is the southernmost point of Northern Ireland. It is located at the mouth of Carlingford Lough in the townland of Cranfield, County Down. It was once the site of the Cranfield Point lighthouse, markin ...
, County Down at *Southernmost settlement: Greencastle, County Down at * Westernmost point – western part of Manger townland,
County Fermanagh County Fermanagh ( ; ) is one of the thirty-two counties of Ireland, one of the nine counties of Ulster and one of the six counties of Northern Ireland. The county covers an area of 1,691 km2 (653 sq mi) and has a population of 61,805 ...
(immediately east of the Bradogue Bridge) at *Westernmost settlement: Belleek, County Fermanagh at *Easternmost point:
Burr Point Burr Point is the easternmost point of mainland Northern Ireland and the island of Ireland. It is located in the townland of Ballyhalbert on the Ards Peninsula in County Down County Down () is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland, ...
, Ards Peninsula, County Down at *Easternmost settlement: Portavogie, County Down at


Altitude

*Highest point:
Slieve Donard Slieve Donard ( ; ) is the highest mountain in Northern Ireland and the wider province of Ulster, with a height of . The highest of the Mourne Mountains, it is near the town of Newcastle on the eastern coast of County Down, overlooking the Iri ...
, County Down (850 m / 2,789 ft) *Highest settlement: Greencastle, County Tyrone (188 m / 617 ft) Many points are on, or near sea level, but due to high rainfall, there are no natural dry pieces of land below sea level.


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