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Line 4: \| name = Inis Mór \| image name = Inishmore Central.jpg \| image caption = A view over the [[karst]] landscape on ~~Inishmore~~Inis Mór from [[Dún Aonghasa]] \| map = island of Ireland \| map_caption = Line 46: [[File:Inishmore - 000.jpg\|thumb\|240px\|Kilronan]] '''Inis Mór''' ({{lang-ga\|Árainn}} [{{IPA-ga\|ˈɑːɾən̠ʲ}}] {{Audio\|GT Árainn.ogg\|listen}}, {{lang-ga\|Árainn Mhór}} ''or'' {{lang-ga\|Inis Mór}}) is the largest of the [[Aran Islands]] in [[Galway Bay]] in [[Republic of Ireland\|Ireland]] and has an area of {{convert\|31\|km2\|sqmi\|abbr=on}}. ~~Inishmore~~Inis Mór has a population of about 840, making it the largest of the Aran Islands in terms of population and largest island off the Irish coast with no bridge or causeway to the mainland. The island is famous for its strong [[Culture of Ireland\|Irish culture]], loyalty to the [[Irish language]], and a wealth of Pre-Christian and Christian ancient sites including [[Dún Aengus]], described as "the most magnificent barbaric monument in Europe" by [[George Petrie (artist)\|George Petrie]].<ref>{{cite web\| url=http://www.frommers.com/destinations/print-narrative.cfm?destID=226&catID=0226020843\| title=The Best of Ancient Ireland\| publisher=Frommer's\| accessdate=1 March 2009}}</ref> ==Name== Line 54: The island is an extension of [[the Burren]]. The terrain of the island is composed of [[limestone]] pavements with crisscrossing cracks known as "grikes", leaving isolated rocks called "clints". The limestones date from the [[Visean]] period (Lower Carboniferous), formed as sediments in a tropical sea approximately 350 million years ago, and compressed into horizontal strata with fossil [[coral]]s, [[crinoid]]s, [[sea urchin]]s and [[ammonites]]. Glaciation following the [[Namurian]] phase facilitated greater denudation. The result is that ~~Inishmore~~Inis Mór and the other islands are among the finest examples of Glacio-[[Karst]] landscape in the world. The effects of the [[last glacial period]] (the Midlandian) are most in evidence, with the island overrun by ice during this glaciation. The impact of earlier [[Karstification]] (solutional erosion) has been eliminated by the [[last glacial period]]. So any Karstification now seen dates from approximately 10,000 years ago and the island Karst is thus recent. Solutional processes have widened and deepened the grikes of the limestone pavement. Pre-existing lines of weakness in the rock (vertical joints) contribute to the formation of extensive fissures separated by clints (flat pavement like slabs). The rock karstification facilitates the formation of sub-terrainean drainage. Line 91: ==Sport== Some of the limestone sea cliffs have attracted interest from [[climbing\|rock-climbers]].<ref>http://wiki.climbing.ie/index.php/Aran_Islands</ref> Diving is possible. A particularly popular location for this is Poll na bPéist (hole of worms/sea monsters), located at the southern coast of the island, which is a large naturally formed rectangular pool communicating via underground channels with the sea.<ref>http://www.tempoweb.com/diveireland/arans.htm</ref> Since 2012 ~~Inishmore~~Inis Mór has hosted an event as part of the [[Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series]]. ==Transport== Line 101: It was also featured in the 1997 film ''[[The Matchmaker (1997 film)\|The Matchmaker]]''. The first story in ''These Precious Hours'' by Michel Corrigan has a scene set on ~~Inishmore~~Inis Mór. ==Notable inhabitants== <!-- sorted by birth date --> Line 109: * [[Enda of Aran]], early Christian [[missionary]], died c. 530. * [[Conchobar Mac Con Rí]], reputed [[supercentenarian]], died 1580. * [[Mahon mac Turlough Mantach Ó Briain]], Chief of ~~Inishmore~~Inis Mór, died 1565. * [[Murrough mac Toirdelbach Ó Briain]], Chief of ~~Inishmore~~Inis Mór, fl. 1575–1588. * [[Murrough na dTuadh Ó Flaithbheartaigh]], Chief of Iar Connacht, fl. 1569–1593. * James Concannon, (born 17 March 1847-after 1883), Irish Vintner.

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