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Inis Meain, the middle island of the Aran Islands, with an area up to 900 hectares, is an island of great and rugged beauty, on which the traditional Aran life style prevails most noticeably.
Until recently it was possible to land on this island by curragh only, but now an air strip has been built which links it with the Galway mainland and the two other Aran Islands.
There is also a museum on the island with artifacts of fishing, farming and kitchen in traditional crafts; bus...

Shaped like a rough oval, Inis Oirr (Inisheer) is only 560ha in extent, less than 3km across, either way. It has two roads running roughly from north to south. O.S. Co-ordinates: 095500;099000 - 200400;203000....

This is the largest of the three Aran Islands with an area of 3092ha. It has the most impressive piece of antiquity in all Ireland -the great stone fort of Dun Aongus, on the edge of a cliff, which rises sheer from the sea, 91m below.

The main port is Kilronan. There is an air strip at Killeany, 2.5km south-east of Kilronan, which connects the Island with the mainland. O.S. Co-ordinates: 075-091;2055-213...

Its many archaeological sites are evidence of a once thriving community which was devastated by famine. See a church buried in sand, a celtic well, the Hill of the Woman and ancient kitchen middens, recent archaeological excavations....