Inishcoo

Inishcoo
Native name: Inis Cú

View of the NW end of Inishcoo
Geography
Location Atlantic Ocean
Coordinates 54°59′13″N 8°27′50″W / 54.98694°N 8.46389°W / 54.98694; -8.46389Coordinates: 54°59′13″N 8°27′50″W / 54.98694°N 8.46389°W / 54.98694; -8.46389
Area 0.50 km2 (0.19 sq mi)[1]
Administration
Province Ulster
County Donegal

Inishcoo (Irish: Inis Cú)[2] is a small island and a townland[1] off the coast of County Donegal, Ireland. The closest town on the mainland is Burtonport.

Geography

The island is located around 1.5 km East of Arranmore and South-West of the small island of Eighter. A foothbridge connects the two islets, both known for pleasant sandbeaches.[3] The inner part of Inishcoo is mainly rocky (granite) and bears a small lake.[4]

History

A small community used to live on Inishcoo in the first part of the 20th century.[5][6] Some of the old houses are used as holiday homes; the biggest is a former coast-guard building in the sout-western part of the island.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Inishcoo Townland, Co. Donegal". www.townlands.ie. Cóipcheart Townlands.ie. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Inis Cú". Placenames Database of Ireland. Dublin City University. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  3. ↑ "The house". www.inishcoo.com. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  4. 1 2 David Walsh (2004). Oileáin: a guide to the Irish islands. Pesda Press. pp. 187–188. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  5. ↑ Lindel Buckley. "1901 Census Inishcoo Island, Templecrone". Donegal Genealogy Resources. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  6. ↑ Lindel Buckley. "1911 Census Inishcoo Island, Templecrone". Donegal Genealogy Resources. Retrieved April 12, 2016.

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