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Dorinish (Irish: Deoirinis) is an uninhabited island in Clew Bay in County Mayo, Ireland.

Dorinish
Native name:
Deoirinis
Dorinish
Geography
LocationAtlantic Ocean (Clew Bay)
Coordinates53°48′44.68″N 9°40′17.65″W
Area19.74 acres (7.99 ha)[1]
Administration
Ireland
ProvinceConnacht
CountyMayo
Demographics
Population0

History


Artists on Dorinish island, summer 2011
Artists on Dorinish island, summer 2011
Map of Dorinish Island
Map of Dorinish Island

John Lennon purchase and Hippie Commune


The island was previously owned by John Lennon, who purchased the island in 1967 for £1,700. Previously used by sailing ships for its stones, the island became a place of peace for Lennon and his family. After his divorce from wife Cynthia, the island went unused until Lennon invited "King of the Hippies" Sid Rawle and Timi Walsh to establish a commune on the island in 1970.[2] For the next two years, a group of roughly 25 hippies called Dorinish home, growing their own vegetables and raising children.[3][4]

In 1972 a fire burned down the island's supply tent and the commune disbanded. After Lennon's death, Yoko Ono sold the island for nearly £30,000 and donated the proceeds to an Irish orphanage. Dorinish is now used as a grazing site for livestock and is sometimes visited by enthusiastic Beatles fans. An artists' summer school "Aerial Blue" was held on the island in July 2011.[5]


Demographics


Historical population
YearPop.±%
184113    
18510−100.0%
186100.00%
187115    
188114−6.7%
18916−57.1%
19010−100.0%
191100.00%
192600.00%
YearPop.±%
193600.00%
194600.00%
195100.00%
195600.00%
196100.00%
196600.00%
19711    
19795+400.0%
19810−100.0%
YearPop.±%
198600.00%
199100.00%
199600.00%
200200.00%
200600.00%
201100.00%
201600.00%
Source: Central Statistics Office. "CNA17: Population by Off Shore Island, Sex and Year". CSO.ie. Retrieved 12 October 2016.

See also



References


  1. "Dorinish". Residency Unlimited. Townlands.ie. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  2. Abrams, Philip; McCulloch, Andrew (August 1976). Communes, Sociology and Society. Cambridge University Press. p. 38.
  3. "Working in the cabbage garden on Dorinish Island, August 1971". library.mayo.ie. 1 August 1971. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  4. "Home life on Dorinish Island, August 1971". library.mayo.ie. 1 August 1971. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  5. "Aerial Blue Island Residency, Ireland (Deadline: June 2, 2011)". Residency Unlimited. Retrieved 9 January 2016.





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