Inishsirrer

Inishsirrer

Native name: Inis Oirthir[1]
NW half of the island from a flight preparing to land at Donegal Airport
Inishsirrer
Geography
Location	Atlantic Ocean
Coordinates	55°06′54″N 8°19′55″W
Area	0.43 km^2 (0.17 sq mi)[2]
Length	1.6 km (0.99 mi)
Width	0.4 km (0.25 mi)
Administration
Ireland
Province	Ulster
County	Donegal
Demographics
Population	0

Inishsirrer (Irish: Inis Oirthir, meaning 'outer island^[3]') is a small island and a townland off the coast of Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland.

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.^{[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

Year Pop. ±% 1841 0 —     1851 26 —     1861 30 +15.4% 1871 14 −53.3% 1881 22 +57.1% 1891 28 +27.3% 1901 43 +53.6% 1911 41 −4.7%	Year Pop. ±% 1926 48 +17.1% 1936 34 −29.2% 1946 18 −47.1% 1951 5 −72.2% 1956 0 −100.0% 1961 0 0.00% 1966 0 0.00% 1971 0 0.00%	Year Pop. ±% 1979 0 0.00% 1981 0 0.00% 1986 0 0.00% 1991 0 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 2006 0 0.00%
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

• List of islands of Ireland

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.

Image gallery

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  Old buildings
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  View from a beach near Glassagh
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  A jetty on the island
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  The deserted village

External links

Media related to Inishsirrer at Wikimedia Commons

• Guide to the island