Collanmore Island
Island in Clew Bay, Ireland
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Collanmore Island (from Irish: Collainn Mhór) is an island in Clew Bay, County Mayo, Ireland.
Native name: Collainn Mhó | |
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  Collanmore Island Collanmore Island (Ireland) | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Atlantic Ocean |
| Coordinates | 53°49′57″N 9°38′06″W |
| Administration | |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | Mayo |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 5 (2022)[1] |
Features
One of the bigger islands in the bay, Collanmore was a base of Les Glénans, a non-profit sailing school. The base taught dinghy and catamaran sailing and sail-boarding. From Collanmore there are views of Croagh Patrick and the bay. It is accessed by boat from Rosmoney pier, a few kilometres from Westport, County Mayo. In 2022 there were 5 registered inhabitants of Collanmore Island.[1]
Demographics
The table below reports data on Collanmore's population taken from Discover the Islands of Ireland (Alex Ritsema, Collins Press, 1999) and the Census of Ireland.
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| Source: Central Statistics Office. "CNA17: Population by Off Shore Island, Sex and Year". CSO.ie. Retrieved 12 October 2016. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
