Inishloe

Inishloe
Native name: <span class="nickname" ">Inis Lua
Geography
Location River Fergus
Coordinates 52°40′37″N 9°01′12″W / 52.67694°N 9.02000°W / 52.67694; -9.02000Coordinates: 52°40′37″N 9°01′12″W / 52.67694°N 9.02000°W / 52.67694; -9.02000
Area 0.52 km2 (0.20 sq mi)
Country
Province Munster
County Clare
Demographics
Population 0

Inishloe or Low Island (Gaeilge: Inis Lua[1]) is an uninhabited island in the River Fergus and townland in the Kildysart parish of County Clare, Ireland.

Geography

The island's surface area is 52.68 hectares (130 acres).[2]

Demographics

It is has been uninhabited since 1976[3] however the 1901 census showed 43 inhabitants[4] which reduced to 32 in 1911.[5]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1841 114—    
1851 93−18.4%
1901 43−53.8%
1951 14−67.4%
YearPop.±%
1996 0−100.0%
2002 0+nan%
2011 0+nan%
Source: John Chambers. "Islands - Change in Population 1841 - 2011". irishislands.info. Retrieved August 23, 2015. 

The table reports data taken from Discover the Islands of Ireland (Alex Ritsema, Collins Press, 1999) and the Census of Ireland.

References

  1. ↑ Logainm Inis Lua
  2. ↑ Townlands.ie Inishloe
  3. ↑ Jobs for women proposed
  4. ↑ 1901 Census of Clare
  5. ↑ CSO 1911 Census


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