Inishsirrer

Inishsirrer
Native name:
Inis Oirthir[1]
NW half of the island from a flight preparing to land at Donegal Airport
Inishsirrer
Geography
LocationAtlantic Ocean
Coordinates55°06′54″N 8°19′55″W / 55.11500°N 8.33194°W / 55.11500; -8.33194
Area0.43 km2 (0.17 sq mi)[2]
Length1.6 km (0.99 mi)
Width0.4 km (0.25 mi)
Administration
ProvinceUlster
CountyDonegal
Demographics
Population0

Inishsirrer (Irish: Inis Oirthir, meaning 'outer island[3]') is a small island and a townland off the coast of Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland.

Geography

Inishsirrer is around 1 kilometre (0.6 miles) off the coast of Gweedore, not faraway from Inishmeane. It is around 1.6 kilometres (1.0 mile) long and four hundred metres (1,300 feet) wide.

History

A small community has lived on the island since the mid 19th century. In the 1858 Griffiths Valuation of Ireland 3 families had houses on the island with a further 13 owning land as well as agricultural buildings on the island. Many descendants of these original settlers still own land on the island to this day.

Some people moved to the island during the famine in order to escape the effects of the Irish Famine and kept the land in the subsequent years.

The island had permanent families who would live on the island for the whole year and other families who would farm on the island during the winter while living on the mainland, however some of these families would then live on the island during the summer.

The island was still inhabited until the 1950s however the remaining islanders moved to the mainland mainly due to emigration of their children and the harsh weather conditions. Today tconditions.

Fishing

Inishsirrer was known as a good spot for however many of the islanders descendants visit the island. lobster fishing.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Inis Oirthir". Placenames Database of Ireland. Dublin City University. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  2. ^ 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. ISBN 9780806310527. Retrieved 25 February 2016. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  3. ^ Wallace Clark (2003). Donegal Islands. Dundurn. p. 35. ISBN 9781900935319. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  4. ^ Richard Deacon (1974). Islands of Ireland. Osprey. ISBN 9780850451689. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  • Old buildings
  • View from a beach near Glassagh
  • A jetty on the island
  • The deserted village

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