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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Example Sentences

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

Thereafter in Paris in 1899 he met Yeats, who advised him to go back to the Aran Islands to renew his contact with the simple folk there.

From One-Act Plays By Modern Authors by Various