Inishmeane
Native name: Inis Meáin[1] | |
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 Inishmeane from Magheragallon Cemetery | |
  Inishmeane | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Atlantic Ocean |
| Coordinates | 55°06′15″N 8°20′46″W / 55.10417°N 8.34611°W |
| Area | 0.473 km2 (0.183 sq mi)[2] |
| Administration | |
| Province | Ulster |
| County | Donegal |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 7 (2011) |
Inishmeane (Irish: Inis Meáin, meaning 'middle island[3]') is a small island and a townland off the coast of Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland and was once home to a vibrant fishing community. The island has been unpopulated for decades but in recent years some people have started to return.
Geography
[edit]Inishmeane is around 1 kilometre off the coast of Gweedore. It lies between Gola Island (South-East) and Inishsirrer (North).
History
[edit]The island was inhabited up until the 1960s; today most of the buildings are derelict, but about eight have been renovated for use as holiday homes or permanent habitation.[3]
On Inishmeane there is no electricity nor freshwater public supply.[4]
A concrete pier was installed during the celtic tiger years to allow residents to moor their boats.[citation needed]
Demographics
[edit]The table below reports data on Inishmeane'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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gallery
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House on Inishmeane
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Inis Meáin". Placenames Database of Ireland. Dublin City University. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- ^ 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 22 February 2016.
- ^ a b Wallace Clark (2003). Donegal Islands. Dundurn. p. 39. ISBN 9781900935319. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- ^ David Walsh (2004). Oileáin: a guide to the Irish islands. Pesda press. p. 195. ISBN 9780953195695. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
External links
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Media related to Inishmeane at Wikimedia Commons
- Ecological study of two Donegal islands: Inishfree and Inishmeane
- Guide to the island
- Aerial view of the entire island
