InishmaanSights

Sights in Inishmaan

  1. A

    Synge's Chair

    At the desolate western edge of the island, Synge's Chair is a lookout at the edge of a sheer limestone cliff with the surf from Gregory's Sound booming below. The cliff ledge is often sheltered from the wind, so do as Synge did and find a comfortable stone seat to take it all in. The formation is two minutes' walk from the parking area; you can leg it around the bleak west side of the island from here in an hour.

    On the walk out to Synge's Chair, a sign points the way to a clochán, hidden behind a house and shed.

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  2. B

    Teach Synge

    This thatched cottage, on the road just before you head up to the fort Dún Chonchúir, is where the writer JM Synge spent his summers between 1898 and 1902.

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  3. C

    Dún Fearbhaigh

    A well-preserved stone fort Dún Fearbhaigh, a short distance west of Cill Cheannannach, dates from the 8th- or 9th-century.

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  4. D

    Cill Cheannannach

    Cill Cheannannach is a rough 8th- or 9th-century church, south of the pier.

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