Aughinish, County Limerick

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Aughinish, County Limerick
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Aughinish is a former island (now peninsula) in the Shannon estuary, in County Limerick, Ireland, near Foynes.

Rusal Aughinish, Europe's largest bauxite refinery, is located on the island, [1] and was completed on 9 October 1971. [2] The site includes a deep-water jetty in the Shannon [3] through which the refinery imports bauxite from Guinea and Brazil and exports alumina to be refined into aluminium metal. [1] Adjacent to the refinery is a 450-acre disposal area for bauxite residue, also called "red mud". [2]

Although most of the island is occupied by industry, it is also the site of Ireland's first butterfly sanctuary, located in an abandoned quarry. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Profits plunge 80pc at Aughinish Alumina". Irish Independent. 8 October 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  2. 1 2 Collins, Kev (12 May 2020). "WATCH: A Very Irish Disaster" (video). youtube.com. Kev Collins.
  3. ↑ "Top 1000: Limerick Alumina". Irish Times. Archived from the original on 3 October 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  4. ↑ "Nature Trails of Aughinish". Limerick City Council. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2025.

52°37′19.46″N9°3′54.11″W / 52.6220722°N 9.0650306°W / 52.6220722; -9.0650306

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