Aran Islands

Aran Islands
Native name: Oileáin Árann
	Location of Aran Islands
Geography
Location	Galway Bay
Coordinates	53°05′50″N 9°37′57″W / 53.0971°N 9.6326°W
Total islands	3
Major islands	Inishmore (Árainn / Inis Mór); Inishmaan (Inis Meáin); Inisheer (Inis Oírr);
Area	46 km2 (18 sq mi)
Highest elevation	120 m (390 ft)
Highest point	Inishmore Lighthouse
Administration
	Ireland
County	County Galway
Province	Connacht
Demographics
Population	1,347 (2022)
Languages	Irish; English;
Additional information
Time zone	WET (UTC±0);
• Summer (DST)	IST (UTC+1);
Official website	www.aranislands.ie

The Aran Islands (⫽ˈærən⫽ ARR-ən; Irish: Oileáin Árann, pronounced [əˈlʲaːnʲ ˈaːɾˠən̪ˠ]) or The Arans (na hÁrainneacha [n̪ˠə ˈhaːɾˠən̠ʲəxə]) are a group of three islands at the mouth of Galway Bay, off the west coast of Ireland, with a total area around 46 km² (18 sq mi). They constitute the historic barony of Aran in County Galway.^[2]

From west to east, the islands are: Inishmore (Árainn / Inis Mór),^[a] which is the largest; Inishmaan (Inis Meáin), the second-largest; and Inisheer (Inis Oírr), the smallest. There are also several islets.

The population of 1,347 (as of 2022)^[1] primarily speak Irish, making the islands a part of the Gaeltacht. Most islanders are also fluent or proficient in English. The population has steadily declined from around 3,500 in 1841.

^ ^a ^b Population of Inhabited Islands Off the Coast (Report). Central Statistics Office. 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
^ Townlands.ie: Barony of Aran, Co. Galway. https://www.townlands.ie/galway/aran/

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[Census2022-1] Population of Inhabited Islands Off the Coast (Report). Central Statistics Office. 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.

[2] Townlands.ie: Barony of Aran, Co. Galway. https://www.townlands.ie/galway/aran/

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