Inishmeane
| Native name: Inis Meáin[1] | |
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 Inishmeane from Magheragallon Cemetery | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Atlantic Ocean |
| Coordinates | 55°06′15″N 8°20′46″W / 55.10417°N 8.34611°WCoordinates: 55°06′15″N 8°20′46″W / 55.10417°N 8.34611°W |
| Area | 0.473 km2 (0.183 sq mi)[2] |
| Administration | |
| Province | Ulster |
| County | Donegal |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 7 (as of 2011) |
Inishmeane (Irish: Inis Meáin, meaning "middle island[3]") is a small island and a townland off the coast of Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland. The island has been unpopulated for decades but in recent years some people have started to return.
Geography
Inishmeane is around 1 kilometre off the coast of Gweedore. It lies between Gola Island (South-East) and Inishsirrer (North).
History
The island was inhabitaded up to the 1960s; today most of the buildings are derelict, but some have been renovated as holiday homes or by people who live there for most of the year.[3]
On Inishmeane there is no electricity nor freshwater pubblic supply.[4]
Demographics
The table below reports data on Inishmeane's population taken from Discover the Islands of Ireland (Alex Ritsema, Collins Press, 1999) and the Census of Ireland.
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| Source: John Chambers. "Islands - Change in Population 1841 - 2011". irishislands.info. Retrieved February 22, 2016. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See also
References
- ↑ "Inis Meáin". Placenames Database of Ireland. Dublin City University. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
- ↑ 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. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
- 1 2 Wallace Clark (2003). Donegal Islands. Dundurn. p. 39. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
- ↑ David Walsh (2004). Oileáin: a guide to the Irish islands. Pesda press. p. 195. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
External links
Media related to Inishmeane at Wikimedia Commons
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