Cniotáil Inis Meáin

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One of the island's main employers was founded more than 40 years ago and today exports fine woollen garments – including iconic Aran sweaters – to some of the world's most exclusive shops. You can buy the same items at this factory shop (tax free for visitors from outside the EU). Call to confirm hours before visiting.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Aran Islands attractions

2. Teach Synge

0.44 MILES

Now a small museum, this 300-year-old thatched cottage, on the road just before you head up to Dún Chonchúir, is where the writer JM Synge (1871–1909)…

3. Dún Fearbhaigh

0.5 MILES

The well-preserved ruins of this stone fort are 200m west of the Cill Cheannannach church ruins; the fort similarly dates from around the 8th century.

4. Dún Chonchúir

0.57 MILES

Glorious views of Inishmaan's limestone valleys and maze of stone walls extend from this ruined elliptical stone fort, which sits on the island's highest…

5. Cill Cheannannach

0.58 MILES

On the eastern coastline, look out for the 8th-century Cill Cheannannach church ruins.

6. Synge's Chair

1.3 MILES

At the desolate western end of the island, Synge's Chair is a viewpoint at the edge of a sheer limestone cliff with the surf from Gregory's Sound booming…

7. Well of Enda

2.59 MILES

Some locals still carry out a pilgrimage known as the Turas to the Well of Enda (also known as Éinne or Endeus), a bubbling spring in a remote rocky…

8. Cill Ghobnait

2.7 MILES

This tiny 9th-century church is named after St Gobnait (locally spelt Ghobnait), who fled here from Clare to escape a family feud. Gobnait is the patron…