Inishmeane
Island off Donegal coast, Ireland
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Inishmeane (Irish: Inis Meáin, meaning 'middle island[3]') is a small island and a townland off the coast of Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland and was once home to a vibrant fishing community. The island has been unpopulated for decades but in recent years some people have started to return.
Native name: Inis Meáin[1] | |
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Inishmeane from Magheragallon Cemetery | |
  Inishmeane | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Atlantic Ocean |
| Coordinates | 55°06′15″N 8°20′46″W |
| Area | 0.473 km2 (0.183 sq mi)[2] |
| Administration | |
| Province | Ulster |
| County | Donegal |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 7 (2011) |
Geography
Inishmeane is around 1 kilometre off the coast of Gweedore. It lies between Gola Island (South-East) and Inishsirrer (North).
History
The island was inhabited up until the 1960s; today most of the buildings are derelict, but about eight have been renovated for use as holiday homes or permanent habitation.[3]
On Inishmeane there is no electricity nor freshwater public supply.[4]
A concrete pier was installed during the celtic tiger years to allow residents to moor their boats.[citation needed]
Demographics
The table below reports data on Inishmeane'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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gallery
House on Inishmeane
