Beiginis

Beiginis

Native name: Beiginis[1]
Cove on Beginish Island
Beiginis Inishbofin (Ireland)
Geography
Location	Atlantic Ocean
Coordinates	52°06′56″N 10°30′26″W
Area	34 acres (14 ha)
Highest elevation	14 m (46 ft)
Administration
Ireland
Province	Munster
County	Kerry
Demographics
Population	0

Beginish (from Irish Beiginis, meaning 'little island') is one of the Blasket Islands of County Kerry, Ireland.

Geography

It is a low-lying island (14 metres high) with an area of 13.8 hectares in Blasket Sound, between Great Blasket Island and the mainland.[2] It has a large colony of Arctic terns. The island is also the main birthing site for grey seals.

There is at least one other island in County Kerry called Beginish: it lies at the mouth of the River Ferta about 1 km from Valentia Island. The Island lies to the north of Valentia Harbour.

See also

• Beginish Island

References

1. Emerald Green: An Ecocritical Study of Irish Literature, Timothy Wenzell; ProQuest, 2008; see books.google.it (accessed on 2015-02-18)
2. Townlands.ie - Beginish