Highest Gaeltachts

Highest Gaeltachts ranked by elevation above sea level.

Last updated . Source: Wikidata.

As of 2026-10-12, Baile na nGall tops the list with 247 m.

  1. #1 Baile na nGall — 247 m

    human settlement

    Baile na nGall, unofficially anglicized as "Ballydavid", is a Gaeltacht village is situated on the Dingle Peninsula of County Kerry, Ireland. As the 2003 Official Languages Act revoked the status of the English language name Ballydavid, the official name is Baile na nGall. Read more on Wikipedia.

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  2. #2 Baile na Finne — 169 m

    village in Ulster, Ireland

    Fintown is a small village and townland on the banks of Lough Finn in County Donegal, Ireland. It is within the Gaeltacht, an Irish-speaking area, in the west of the county. Overlooked by Aghla and Screig Mountains, its main attraction is an Mhuc Dhubh, the Fintown Railway, which runs along the length of Lough Finn. The village was named after a mythological woman, Fionngheal, who drowned in the lake after attempting to save her wounded brother Feargamhain. Read more on Wikipedia.

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  3. #3 Cléire — 160 m

    island

    Clear Island or Cape Clear Island is an island off the south-west coast of County Cork in Ireland. It is the southernmost inhabited part of Ireland and had a population of 110 people as of the 2022 census. Read more on Wikipedia.

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  4. #4 Baile Bhuirne — 154 m

    village in the Republic of Ireland

    Ballyvourney is a Gaeltacht village in southwest County Cork, Ireland. Ballyvourney is also a civil parish in the barony of Muskerry West, and an ecclesiastical parish in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cloyne. Read more on Wikipedia.

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  5. #5 Kilnamartyra — 118 m

    village in Munster, Ireland

    Kilnamartyra, also Kilnamartery, is a village and civil parish in County Cork, Ireland. It is located around half-way between Killarney and Cork, close to Macroom. The parish is a kilometre from the L3402 local road which joins the N22 road, three kilometres away. Read more on Wikipedia.

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  6. #6 Baile Mhic Íre — 118 m

    Irish-speaking village in Munster, co. Cork, Ireland

    Ballymakeera or Ballymakeery is a small townland and Gaeltacht village in the civil parish of Ballyvourney, barony of Muskerry West, County Cork, Ireland. Read more on Wikipedia.

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  7. #7 Béal Átha an Ghaorthaidh — 95 m

    human settlement

    Ballingeary is a village in the Shehy Mountains in County Cork, Ireland. Read more on Wikipedia.

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  8. #8 Béal Deirg — 93 m

    village in County Mayo, Ireland

    Béal Deirg is a Gaeltacht village and townland in County Mayo, Ireland. At Belderrig Harbour there is a Mesolithic / Neolithic site dating to 4500-2500 cal. BC. The Céide Fields archaeological site lies about 6 km to the east of Belderrig. Read more on Wikipedia.

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  9. #9 Ceathrú Thaidhg — 91 m

    village in County Mayo, Ireland

    Ceathrú Thaidhg is a Gaeltacht village and townland on the Dún Chaocháin peninsula in northwestern County Mayo, Ireland. It is within Kilcommon parish in the barony of Erris. Carrowteige is a relatively small townland with an acreage of just 403 acres (1.63 km2). Read more on Wikipedia.

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  10. #10 Gleann an Ghad — 91 m

    townland in Cnoc na Lobhar, County Mayo, Ireland

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