Furnace Island
Furnace Island, or simply Furnace (officially known by its Irish name Fornais),[1] is one of the inhabited South Connemara Islands of County Galway, in Ireland. It is connected to the mainland by a bridge to the island Lettermullan.
Fornais
Furnace Island | |
|---|---|
Island | |
  Fornais Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°15′18″N 9°44′32″W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Galway |
| Government | |
| • Dáil Éireann | Galway West |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 65 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| As this is a Gaeltacht, Fornais is the only official name.[1] | |
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