Inishsirrer

Inishsirrer
Native name: Inis Oirthir^[1]
NW half of the island from a flight preparing to land at Donegal Airport.
Inishsirrer
Geography
Location	Atlantic Ocean
Coordinates	55°06′54″N 8°19′55″W / 55.11500°N 8.33194°W / 55.11500; -8.33194Coordinates: 55°06′54″N 8°19′55″W / 55.11500°N 8.33194°W / 55.11500; -8.33194
Area	0.43 km² (0.17 sq mi)^[2]
Length	1.6 km (0.99 mi)
Width	0.4 km (0.25 mi)
Administration
Ireland
Province	Ulster
County	Donegal
Demographics
Population	0

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. Near the northern tip of the island there is a sandy bay that can be used for anchoring boats.

History

A small community used to live on Inishsirrer in the first part of the 20th century, but today the island is unhabitated and its old buildings are mostly ruined.^[4]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1841	0	—
1851	26	+inf%
1861	30	+15.4%
1871	14	−53.3%
1881	22	+57.1%
1891	28	+27.3%
1901	43	+53.6%
1911	41	−4.7%

Year	Pop.	±%
1926	48	+17.1%
1936	34	−29.2%
1946	18	−47.1%
1951	5	−72.2%
1956	0	−100.0%
1961	0	+nan%
1966	0	+nan%
1971	0	+nan%

Year	Pop.	±%
1979	0	+nan%
1981	0	+nan%
1986	0	+nan%
1991	0	+nan%
1996	0	+nan%
2002	0	+nan%
2006	0	+nan%

Source: Central Statistics Office. "CNA17: Population by Off Shore Island, Sex and Year". CSO.ie. Retrieved October 12, 2016.

Fishing

Inishsirrer was known as a good spot for lobster fishing.^[5]

References

↑ "Inis Oirthir". Placenames Database of Ireland. Dublin City University. Retrieved February 25, 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 25, 2016.
↑ Wallace Clark (2003). Donegal Islands. Dundurn. p. 35. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
↑ "OThe Lonely Homes of Inishsirrer". Retrieved February 25, 2016.
↑ Richard Deacon (1974). Islands of Ireland. Osprey. Retrieved February 25, 2016.

Image gallery

Old buildings
View from a beach near Glassagh
A jetty on the island
The deserted village

External links

Media related to Inishsirrer at Wikimedia Commons

Guide to the island

Places in County Donegal

County town: Lifford

Towns	Ballybofey Ballyshannon Buncrana Bundoran Carndonagh Donegal Town Letterkenny Lifford

Villages	Annagry Ardara Ballintra Ballyliffin Bridgend Bruckless Burtonport Carrick Carrigans Carrigart Castlefin Churchill Cloghan Clonmany Convoy Cranford Creeslough Crolly Doochary Dunfanaghy Dungloe Dunkineely Fahan Falcarragh Fintown Frosses Glen Glencolmcille Glenties Greencastle Inver Kerrykeel Kilcar Killea Killybegs Killygordon Kilmacrennan Laghy Lettermacaward Loughanure Malin Manorcunningham Milford Mountcharles Moville Muff Narin Newtowncunningham Pettigo Porthall Portnablagh Ramelton Quigley's Point Raphoe Rathmullan Rossnowlagh St Johnston Stranorlar Teelin

Townlands	Ardagh Bunbeg Burt Carnamoyle Castleforward Demesne Clonglash Derrybeg Downings Drumardagh Drumrainy Gartan Gortahork Kincasslagh Magheroarty Meenagolan Portsalon Ranafast Termon Urris

Islands	Arranmore Cruit Eighter Glashedy Gola Inch Inishbofin Inishcoo Inishdooey Inishkeel Inishmeane Inishsirrer Inishtrahull Owey Rotten Rutland Tory

Other regions	Cloughaneely Fanad Gweedore Inishowen The Rosses

List of townlands in County Donegal Category:Mountains and hills of County Donegal Category:Rivers of County Donegal Category:Geography of County Donegal

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