Inishmore 's the largest of the Aran Islands in Galway Bay in Ireland and has an area of . Prior to the 20th century, the island was more commonly called Aranmore (for example "Great Aran") in English; from the traditional Irish name, leading to confusion with Arranmore, County Donegal. The Irish word means "long ridge" which's an apt description for the island. The name Inishmore was invented by the English Ordnance Survey in the mid 1800s. The new name's grammatically incorrect in Irish: bec… (More on Inishmore)