Thursday 4 August 2011

Islands Project

Further to yesterday's post, I went back to www.oileain.ie (the site of the Irish Islands Federation) to count up the islands.  There are 31 inhabited offshore islands in the Republic of Ireland:

CountyIslandPopulation **
DonegalToraigh142
Árainn Mhór522
Inis Bó Finne36
Inis Fraoigh9
An tOileán Rua13
Gabhla4
SligoConey6
Dernish1
MayoClare Island136
Inis Bigil24
Inishcuttle3
Inishlyre7
Clynish5
Inisgort1
Inishnakillew3
Islandmore1
Inishturk58
Claggan2
GalwayInishbofin199
Inis Mór824
Inis Meáin154
Inis Oírr247
Inis Trá Mhór1
LimerickFoynes1
CorkOileán Chléire125
Sherkin106
Bere Island187
Heir24
Long5
Whiddy22
Dursey6
Total Population2944
I'll have to check Dernish, Inisgort, Islandmore, Inis Trá Mhór and Foynes and see if they still count as 'inhabited' - these figures are from the 2006 census.  I will also be adding Rathlin Island, off the Antrim coast.  Volunteers to participate in the project (as much or little as you like), gratefully received.

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