Mutton Island

Mutton Island (Irish: Oileán Caorach)[1] is an uninhabited island and townland off the coast of County Clare, Ireland, about 1.5 km (0.9 mi) from the mainland.

The nearest village is Quilty, which is roughly 3.5 km (2.2 mi) from the island.

There is no public ferry service to the island, on which there is no jetty or boat slipway.

[2] The island was populated as late as the 1920s and is believed to have been part of the mainland until the year 804.

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