The Aran Islands or Oileáin Árann
The islands are in Galway Bay on the west coast of Ireland. So foreboding is the landscape that islanders had to make their own soil our of seaweed and rocks. From west to east they are Inishmore (Inis Mór), Inishmaan (Inis Meáin), and Inisheer (Inis Oírr). J.M. Syne captured the bleakness in his plays. Today you can tour the islands by minibus or bike. Important things to look for on these islands are prehistoric stone forts, currachs (Aran boats), and their famous sweaters. The Gaelic language predominated on these islands longer than the rest of Ireland due to the isolation of the islands. It was not until the 1960s when teenagers were more likely to go to Ireland for a college eduation that the language ceased to be the predominate language.
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