Inis na Bró

Inishnabro

Native name: <span class="nickname" ">Inis na Bró
Inis na Bró, with Tearaght Island behind
Inishnabro (Ireland)
Geography
Coordinates	52°03′28″N 10°36′33″W / 52.05786°N 10.60913°WCoordinates: 52°03′28″N 10°36′33″W / 52.05786°N 10.60913°W
Archipelago	Blasket Islands
Area	0.413 km^2 (0.159 sq mi)
Highest elevation	175 m (574 ft)
Administration
Ireland
County	County Kerry

Inishnabro
Highest point
Elevation	175 m (574 ft) [1]
Prominence	175 m (574 ft) [1]
Listing	Marilyn
Geography
Location	County Kerry, Ireland
OSI/OSNI grid	V212930

Inishnabro (Irish: Inis na Bró, meaning "island of the quern/bottom grind stone") is one of the Blasket Islands of County Kerry, Ireland.

Geography

Inishnabro is separated from Inishvickillane by a narrow sound (ca. 200 metres), and rises to 175 metres, and has an area of 41.3 hectares.

History

Early in 1970s, the U.S. commercial space pioneer Gary Hudson proposed using Inis na Bró as the launching site for a new rocket system.^[2] The proposal only became public in 2003, when Irish Government files from the period were released under the 30-year rule.

References

1. "Dingle West Area - Inishnabro". MountainViews. Ordnance Survey Ireland. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
2. Christopher Winn (2010). I Never Knew That About the Irish. Random House. Retrieved June 13, 2015.