Inishsirrer

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

Inishsirrer
Native name:
Inis Oirthir[1]
NW half of the island from a flight preparing to land at Donegal Airport
Inishsirrer
Geography
LocationAtlantic Ocean
Coordinates55°06′54″N 8°19′55″W
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

Geography

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. Near the northern tip of the island there is a sandy bay that can be used for anchoring boats.

History

A small community used to live on Inishsirrer in the first part of the 20th century, but today the island is unhabitated 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 October 12, 2016.

Fishing

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

See also

References
  1. "Inis Oirthir". Placenames Database of Ireland. Dublin City University. Retrieved February 25, 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. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
  3. Wallace Clark (2003). Donegal Islands. Dundurn. p. 35. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
  4. "OThe Lonely Homes of Inishsirrer". Retrieved February 25, 2016.
  5. Richard Deacon (1974). Islands of Ireland. Osprey. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
  • Old buildings
  • View from a beach near Glassagh
  • A jetty on the island
  • The deserted village

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