Walsh Island

For the Island in Australia, see Walsh Island, New South Wales.

Walsh Island
Inis na mBreatnach (Irish)
Village
Entrance to Walsh Island
Entrance to Walsh Island
Walsh Island is located in Ireland
Walsh Island
Walsh Island
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°13′51″N 7°13′22″W / 53.2307°N 7.2228°W / 53.2307; -7.2228
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Offaly
Elevation
89 m (292 ft)
Population
 (2016)[1]
443
Time zoneUTC+0 (IST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Irish Grid ReferenceN518204

Walsh Island or Walshisland (Irish: Inis na mBreatnach)[2] is a village in County Offaly, Ireland. It takes its name from the surrounding hinterland which is a fertile area of land on a hill (104m) located in an area of bogland known as the Bog of Allen, (hence, "island"). The village is one kilometre west of the R400 regional road which runs through the bog below. Walsh Island is 12 km from the nearest town, Portarlington. As of the 2016 census, the village had a population of 443 people.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Walsh Island Or Coolagary". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. April 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Inis na mBreatnach / Walshisland". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 6 March 2020.