Dinish Island

Dinish Island

Native name: Daighinis
Dinish Island
Geography
Location	Atlantic Ocean
Coordinates	53.262°N 9.754°W / 53.262; -9.754
Area	0,182,109 km^2 (70,313 sq mi)[1]
Highest elevation	40 m (130 ft)[1]
Administration
Ireland
Province	Connacht
County	Galway
Demographics
Population	0 (2006)

Dinish, (Irish: Daighinis), is a small island on the coast of Connemara in County Galway, Ireland.

Geography

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]}

History

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 1950s and 1960s 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).

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1841 59 —     1851 60 +1.7% 1861 75 +25.0% 1871 64 −14.7% 1881 74 +15.6% 1891 50 −32.4% 1901 56 +12.0% 1911 52 −7.1%	Year Pop. ±% 1926 25 −51.9% 1936 27 +8.0% 1946 43 +59.3% 1951 35 −18.6% 1956 29 −17.1% 1961 19 −34.5% 1966 14 −26.3% 1971 12 −14.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1979 3 −75.0% 1981 3 +0.0% 1986 1 −66.7% 1991 0 −100.0% 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.

References

1. Ordnance Survey Ireland's 19th-century 6" maps
2. "South Connemara Islands". Irelandbyways.com. 27 March 2007. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
3. "National Archives: Census of Ireland 1911". The National Archives of Ireland. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
4. "CAB Direct". www.cabdirect.org. Retrieved 5 July 2021.