Inishsirrer

Small island of the coast of Ireland

55°06′54″N 8°19′55″W / 55.11500°N 8.33194°W / 55.11500; -8.33194Area0.43 km² (0.17 sq mi)^[2]Length1.6 km (0.99 mi)Width0.4 km (0.25 mi)Administration

Ireland

ProvinceUlsterCountyDonegalDemographicsPopulation0

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.^{[citation needed]}

History

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

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1841	0	—
1851	26	—
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	0.00%
1966	0	0.00%
1971	0	0.00%

Year	Pop.	±%
1979	0	0.00%
1981	0	0.00%
1986	0	0.00%
1991	0	0.00%
1996	0	0.00%
2002	0	0.00%
2006	0	0.00%

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

Fishing

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

References

^ "Inis Oirthir". Placenames Database of Ireland. Dublin City University. Retrieved 25 February 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. ISBN 9780806310527. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
^ Wallace Clark (2003). Donegal Islands. Dundurn. p. 35. ISBN 9781900935319. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
^ "The Lonely Homes of Inishsirrer". PhotosOfDonegal.com. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
^ Richard Deacon (1974). Islands of Ireland. Osprey. ISBN 9780850451689. Retrieved 25 February 2016.