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Cross erected nearBanba's Crown, Ireland's northernmost point.

This is a list of theextreme points of Ireland – the points that are farthest north, south, east or west inIreland. It includes theRepublic of Ireland andNorthern Ireland.

Often the term "Malin to Mizen" is used when encompassing the entire island from north to south. Thegeographical centre of Ireland is 8.85 kilometres north-northwest ofAthlone Town.^[1]

Whole island

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Including islands

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Points:

Northernmost point:Tor Beg rock northeast ofInishtrahull,County Donegal,Republic of Ireland (ROI)
Southernmost point:Fastnet Rock southeast ofCape Clear Island,County Cork, ROI
Westernmost point:Tearaght Island,County Kerry, ROI
Easternmost point:Cannon Rock,County Down,Northern Ireland (NI)

Settlements:

Northernmost settlement:Ballyhillin,Inishowen Peninsula, County Donegal, ROI
Southernmost settlement:Clear Island, County Cork, ROI
Westernmost settlement:Dunquin,Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry, ROI
Easternmost settlement:Portavogie,Ards Peninsula, County Down, NI

Mainland only

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Points:

Northernmost point:Banba's Crown (the tip ofMalin Head), Inishowen Peninsula, County Donegal, ROI (Latitude: 55° 23′ 4″ N)
Southernmost point:Brow Head (nearMizen Head), County Cork, ROI (Latitude: 51° 26′ 52″ N)
Westernmost point:Dunmore Head, Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry, ROI atV 3014 9804 (Longitude: 10° 28′ 46″ W)
Easternmost point:Burr Point, Ards Peninsula, County Down, NI (Longitude: 5° 25′ 58″ W)

Settlements:

Northernmost settlement:Ballyhillin, Inishowen Peninsula, County Donegal, ROI
Southernmost settlement:Crookhaven, County Cork, ROI
Westernmost settlement:Dunquin, Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry, ROI
Easternmost settlement:Portavogie, Ards Peninsula, County Down, NI

Altitude

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Highest point:Carrauntoohil, County Kerry, ROI (1,041 m / 3,466 ft)
Highest settlement:Meelin, County Cork, ROI (254 m / 832 ft)

Republic of Ireland

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Including islands

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Northernmost point:Inishtrahull, County Donegal
Northernmost settlement:Ballyhillin, Inishowen Peninsula, County Donegal
Southernmost point:Fastnet Rock, County Cork
Southernmost settlement:Crookhaven, County Cork
Westernmost point:Tearaght Island, County Kerry
Westernmost settlement:Dunquin, Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry
Easternmost point:Lambay Island,County Dublin
Easternmost settlement:Wicklow,County Wicklow

Mainland only

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Northernmost point:Banba's Crown (the tip of Malin Head), Inishowen Peninsula, County Donegal
Northernmost settlement:Ballyhillin, Inishowen Peninsula, County Donegal
Southernmost point:Brow Head (near Mizen Head), County Cork
Southernmost settlement:Crookhaven, County Cork
Westernmost point:Dunmore Head, Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry
Westernmost settlement:Dunquin, County Kerry
Easternmost point:Wicklow Head, County Wicklow
Easternmost settlement:Wicklow, County Wicklow

Altitude

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Highest point:Carrauntoohil, County Kerry
Highest settlement:Meelin, County Cork
Lowest point: There are no points belowmean sea level,^[2] which diverges locally fromMalin ordnance datum.^[3] There are reclaimed lands belowhigh tide level and requiring valve or pump drainage, as in theWexford Sloblands,^[4] and parts ofCork city.^[5]

Northern Ireland

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Highest point:Slieve Donard, County Down (850 m / 2,789 ft)
Highest settlement:Greencastle, County Tyrone (188 m / 617 ft)

References

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^"Ordnance Survey Ireland: FAQs". Archived fromthe original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved7 February 2016.
^"Ireland".The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. 1 October 2025. Retrieved30 October 2025.lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
^Pugh et al. 2021 pp. 1626, 1631
^Healy, Brenda; Oliver, Geoff; Hatch, Pat; Good, Jervis (February 1997)."Coastal Lagoons in the Republic of Ireland"(PDF). National Parks and Wildlife Service. pp. 23–24. Retrieved30 October 2025.
^Pugh et al. 2021 p. 1625 "Cork City has a long history of flooding, due to a combination of fluvial flooding from the River Lee and tidal flooding. Tidal flooding became more common through the 20th century".

Sources

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Pugh, David T.; Bridge, Edmund; Edwards, Robin; Hogarth, Peter; Westbrook, Guy; Woodworth, Philip L.; McCarthy, Gerard D. (11 November 2021)."Mean sea level and tidal change in Ireland since 1842: a case study of Cork".Ocean Science.17 (6):1623–1637.doi:10.5194/os-17-1623-2021.

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