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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
Ireland
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.[citation needed]


History


A small community used to live on Inishsirrer in the first part of the 20th century, but today the island is uninhabited 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 12 October 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 25 February 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. ISBN 9780806310527. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  3. Wallace Clark (2003). Donegal Islands. Dundurn. p. 35. ISBN 9781900935319. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  4. "The Lonely Homes of Inishsirrer". PhotosOfDonegal.com. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  5. Richard Deacon (1974). Islands of Ireland. Osprey. ISBN 9780850451689. Retrieved 25 February 2016.




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