Inisheer

Inisheer (Irish: Inis Oírr Irish: [ˈɪnʲɪʃ iːɾʲ], Irish: [ˈɪnʲɪʃ hiəɾˠ] or Irish: [ˈɪnʲɪʃ ˈɛɾʲhəɾʲ]) is the smallest and most easterly of the three Aran Islands in Galway Bay, Ireland. With 281 residents as of the 2016 census, it is second-most populous of the Arans. Caomhán of Inis Oírr is the island's patron saint. There are five small settlements: Baile Thiar, Chapeltown (Baile an tSéipéil), Castle Village (Baile an Chaisleáin), Baile an Fhormna and Baile an Lorgain. Name The island was or…