Lambay or Lambay Island (from Old Norse: Lamb-ey meaning "lamb island"; called in Irish: Reachrainn) lies in the Irish Sea off the coast of north County Dublin in Ireland. It is four kilometres offshore from the headland at Portrane and is the easternmost point of the Republic of Ireland.
There are similarly named places, Rathlin off the north-east coast of Ireland, Lamba in the Faroe Islands and Lamba in Shetland.
Read more about Lambay Island: Physical Description, Prehistory and History, Lambay Castle, Wildlife, Current Status
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