Native name: Inis Toirc Beag | |
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Geography | |
Location | Atlantic Ocean (Clew Bay) |
Coordinates | 53°51′22.36″N 9°36′38.93″W / 53.8562111°N 9.6108139°W |
Administration | |
Province | Connacht |
County | Mayo |
Inish Turk Beg (from Irish Inis Toirc Beag, meaning 'small island of the wild boar') is a private island in Clew Bay, County Mayo on the west coast of Ireland. Between 2003 and 2013, it was owned by Nadim Sadek, an Irish-Egyptian marketing entrepreneur. The island is approximately 10 km (6.2 mi) by road from the towns of Newport and Westport, County Mayo, and 67 km (42 mi) from Ireland West Airport.[1]