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

In all, he made five or six visits to the Aran Islands, these two of 1898 and 1899, and certainly three more in the autumns of 1900, 1901, 1902.

From John M. Synge: a Few Personal Recollections, with Biographical Notes by Masefield, John