Inishowen

Location of Inishowen (in red)

Inishowen (Irish: Inis Eoghain, meaning 'island of Eoghan') is a peninsula in the north of County Donegal in Ireland. Inishowen is the largest peninsula on the island of Ireland.[1]

The Inishowen peninsula includes Ireland's most northerly point, Malin Head. The Grianan of Aileach, a ringfort that served as the royal seat of the over-kingdom of Ailech, stands at the entrance to the peninsula.

  1. ^ McGrory, Linda (6 April 2016). "CSO map gave away large part of Donegal to the North". Irish Examiner. Archived from the original on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2016.