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Glash Island

Located in County Mayo, Connacht Coordinates: 54°15′58″ N 9°53′17″ W

Map showing the location of Glash Island Glash Island
Location in Ireland
Elevation
0 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ballyglass
1.6 km SW
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock80 km
CFN Donegal Airport132 km

About Glash Island

Glash Island is an island. Location: County Mayo, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (80 km). Nearby sights include Dooncarton and Owenduff River.

Climate of Glash Island

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 11° · Night 6° · Rain 138 mm

Hottest month
August (day 18°)
Coldest month
February (night 4°)
Wettest month
October (142 mm)
Driest month
April (67 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Glash Island
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°10°12°14°16°18°18°16°14°11°9°
Average low (°C)4°4°4°5°7°10°12°12°10°8°6°5°
Precipitation (mm)136971026768707499109142138135

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Glash Island

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 80 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Limerick, 197 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 80 kmsoutheast
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 132 kmnortheast
  • Shannon Airport (SNN) Shannon 185 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 197 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 260 kmeast
  • Dublin Population: 1M 261 kmeast
  • Cork Population: 224K 280 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Glash Island

Within 100 km: 121 historic and cultural sites, 404 natural sites, 857 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km105 places

  • Pig Island Island 13 kmNE
  • Kid Island Island 7 kmN
  • Inishkeeragh Island 18 kmSW
  • Illanmaster Island 17 kmNE

25–60 km489 places

  • Inishlyre Island 52 kmS
  • Dooniver Strand Beach 30 kmS
  • Island More Island 50 kmS
  • Inishbiggle Island 30 kmS

60–100 km788 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 83 kmE
  • White Strand Beach 92 kmS
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 75 kmE
  • Turbot Island Island 87 kmS

Straight-line distances.

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