Dinish, (Irish: Daighinis), is a small island on the coast of Connemara in County Galway, Ireland.
Native name: Daighinis | |
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Dinish Island | |
Geography | |
Location | Atlantic Ocean |
Coordinates | 53.262°N 9.754°W / 53.262; -9.754 |
Area | 0,182,109 km2 (70,313 sq mi)[1] |
Highest elevation | 40 m (130 ft)[1] |
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Ireland | |
Province | Connacht |
County | Galway |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 (2006) |
The island is connected to the island of Lettermullen and is part of a group of islands collectively known as Ceantar na nOileán.[2] The island has no permanent population and is not connected via a bridge, however access is possible via boat or on foot at low tide.[citation needed]
The island has had a permanent population in recent history with a population of nine families in 1911.[3]
Dinish is mentioned in the essay "In Connemara" by John Millington Synge.[citation needed]
It was owned in the 1950's and 1960's by Dr Alfred Thompson Schofield, surgeon and author of "Scientific Diets for African Children"[4] (1936) and a prominent missionary for the Church Missionary Society (Uganda).
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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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