Aran Islands

American  

[ar-uhn] / ˈær ən /

plural noun

1. a group of three islands off the W central coast of Ireland. About 18 sq. mi. (47 sq. km).

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Aran Islands British  

plural noun

1. a group of three islands in the Atlantic, off the W coast of the Republic of Ireland: Aranmore or Inishmore (the largest), Inishmaan, and Inisheer. Pop: 1280 (2002). Area: 46 sq km (18 sq miles)

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Aran Islands

To create the fictional island of Inisherin, production designer Mark Tildesley found locations on Inishmore, part of the Aran Islands, and Achill Island.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 29, 2022

“The Banshees of Inisherin” is likewise set in a specific locale: the Aran Islands off the west coast of Ireland.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 18, 2022

The seed of the play grew while Synge lived in rented rooms on Inishmaan, the largest of the Aran Islands.

From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2018

County Galway served as the setting of his first six plays as a writer - the Leenane trilogy and the Aran Islands trilogy.

From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2018

Aran Islands, the, 147, 162, 166, 170, 171, 177, 178, 179, 181, 187, 188, 190, 191, 192.

From Irish Plays and Playwrights by Weygandt, Cornelius