Gorumna

Gorumna

Native name: <span class="nickname" ">Garmna
Droim Quay at south end of Garmna
Geography
Location	Atlantic Ocean
Coordinates	53°15′N 9°41′W / 53.25°N 9.68°WCoordinates: 53°15′N 9°41′W / 53.25°N 9.68°W
Country
Ireland
Province	Connacht
County	Galway
Demographics
Population	1055 (as of 2011)

Garmna island church

Gorumna (Irish language: Garmna) is an island on the west coast of Ireland, forming part of County Galway.

Geography

Gorumna Island is linked with the mainland through the Béal an Daingin Bridge. Gorumna properly consists of three individual islands in close proximity, Lettermullen, Tír an Fhia and Lettermore.

Demographics

The table below reports data on Gorumna Island's population taken from Discover the Islands of Ireland (Alex Ritsema, Collins Press, 1999) and the census of Ireland.

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% 1841 1,910 —     1851 1,064 −44.3% 1901 1,620 +52.3% 1951 1,440 −11.1%	Year Pop. ±% 1996 1,057 −26.6% 2002 1,015 −4.0% 2006 1,010 −0.5% 2011 1,055 +4.5%
Source: John Chambers. "Islands - Change in Population 1841 - 2011". irishislands.info. Retrieved February 27, 2015.

References

• Islands - Change in Population 1841 - 2011

Other projects

Media related to Gorumna Island at Wikimedia Commons