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Inishsirrer

Inishsirrer
Native name:
Inis Oirthir[1]
NW half of the island from a flight preparing to land at Donegal Airport
Inishsirrer is located in island of Ireland
Inishsirrer
Inishsirrer
Geography
LocationAtlantic Ocean
Coordinates55°06′54″N 8°19′55″W / 55.11500°N 8.33194°W / 55.11500; -8.33194
Area0.43 km2 (0.17 sq mi)[2]
Length1.6 km (0.99 mi)
Width0.4 km (0.25 mi)
Administration
ProvinceUlster
CountyDonegal
Demographics
Population0

Inishsirrer (Irish: Inis Oirthir, meaning 'outer island[3]') is a small island and a townland off the coast of Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland.

Geography

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Inishsirrer is around 1 kilometre (0.6 miles) off the coast of Gweedore, not faraway from Inishmeane. It is around 1.6 kilometres (1.0 mile) long and four hundred metres (1,300 feet) wide.[citation needed]

History

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A small community used to live on Inishsirrer in the first part of the 20th century, but today the island is uninhabited and its old buildings are mostly ruined.[4]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18410—    
185126—    
186130+15.4%
187114−53.3%
188122+57.1%
189128+27.3%
190143+53.6%
191141−4.7%
YearPop.±%
192648+17.1%
193634−29.2%
194618−47.1%
19515−72.2%
19560−100.0%
196100.00%
196600.00%
197100.00%
YearPop.±%
197900.00%
198100.00%
198600.00%
199100.00%
199600.00%
200200.00%
200600.00%
Source: Central Statistics Office. "CNA17: Population by Off Shore Island, Sex and Year". CSO.ie. Retrieved 12 October 2016.

Fishing

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Inishsirrer was known as a good spot for lobster fishing.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Inis Oirthir". Placenames Database of Ireland. Dublin City University. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  2. ^ General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns, Parishes, and Baronies of Ireland: Based on the Census of Ireland for the Year 1851. Genealogical Publishing Com. 1861. p. 539. ISBN 9780806310527. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  3. ^ Wallace Clark (2003). Donegal Islands. Dundurn. p. 35. ISBN 9781900935319. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  4. ^ "The Lonely Homes of Inishsirrer". PhotosOfDonegal.com. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  5. ^ Richard Deacon (1974). Islands of Ireland. Osprey. ISBN 9780850451689. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
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