Horse Island, County Cork
Horse Island (Gaeilge: Oileán na gCapall) is a small inhabited island in Roaringwater Bay, County Cork, Ireland, that forms part of Carbery's Hundred Isles. No ferry service operates to and from the island, however there is a jetty and a small road on the island.
| Native name: Oileán na gCapall[1] | |
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  Horse Island | |
| Location | Roaring Water bay |
| Coordinates | 51.516°N 9.468°W |
| Area | 0.635[2] km2 (0.245 sq mi) |
Ireland | |
| Province | Munster |
| County | Cork |
| Barony | Carbery West |
| Population | 1 (2016[3]) |
The entire island is privately owned and in 2018 was offered for sale for the price of €6,750,000[2]
History
In the 19th century a copper mine operated on the island, employing about 100 miners at the time[4]
Recently an attempt was made to set up an Irish whiskey distillery on the island however planning permission was refused by Cork county council[5]
Demographics
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| Source: Central Statistics Office. "CNA17: Population by Off Shore Island, Sex and Year". CSO.ie. Retrieved October 12, 2016. and "CD120: Population of Inhabited Islands Off the Coast by Sex, Islands by Electoral Division and CensusYear". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- Logainm - Oileán na gCapall
- property.ie - Horse Island, Roaring Water Bay, Schull, Co. Cork
- E2021: Population of Inhabited Islands Off the Coast 2011 to 2016 by Sex, Islands and CensusYear
- UK Genealogy Archives
- An Irish whiskey distillery planned for Horse Island in County Cork, has been refused planning permission.
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