Collanmore Island (from Irish: Collainn Mhór) is an island in Clew Bay, County Mayo, Ireland.
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Native name: Collainn Mhó | |
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Collanmore Island Collanmore Island (Ireland) | |
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| Location | Atlantic Ocean |
| Coordinates | 53.833°N 9.633°W / 53.833; -9.633 |
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Ireland | |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | Mayo |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 4 (2011) |
One of the bigger islands in the bay, Collanmore was a base of Les Glénans, a non-profit sailing school. The base taught dinghy and catamaran sailing and sail-boarding. From Collanmore there are views of Croagh Patrick and the bay. It is accessed by boat from Rosmoney pier, a few kilometres from Westport, County Mayo. In 2011 there were 4 registered inhabitants of Collanmore Island.
The table below reports data on Collanmore's population taken from Discover the Islands of Ireland (Alex Ritsema, Collins Press, 1999) and the Census of Ireland.
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| Source: Central Statistics Office. "CNA17: Population by Off Shore Island, Sex and Year". CSO.ie. Retrieved 12 October 2016. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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