Inishlyre

Inishlyre
Native name: <span class="nickname" ">Inis Laidhre
Inishlyre
Geography
Location Atlantic Ocean
Coordinates 53°49′24″N 9°39′11″W / 53.82333°N 9.65306°W / 53.82333; -9.65306Coordinates: 53°49′24″N 9°39′11″W / 53.82333°N 9.65306°W / 53.82333; -9.65306
Administration
Province Connacht
County Mayo
Demographics
Population 4 (2011)

Inishlyre (Irish: Inis Laidhre, meaning "Fork Island"[1]) is one of the last inhabited small islands in Clew Bay, Ireland, with a population of about 4 people in 2011.

Geography

The island is located close to Rosmoney Pier near Kilmeena.

History

In the 1851 Census there were 17 houses and 122 people living on the island. By 1911, that was down to 6 houses and 22 people. In the 19th Century there were 2 pubs on the Islands and sea merchants dropped cargo in the island because there was no deep-sea harbour in Westport.

Demographics

The table below reports data on Inishlyre's population taken from Discover the Islands of Ireland (Alex Ritsema, Collins Press, 1999) and the Census of Ireland.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1841113—    
1851122+8.0%
186161−50.0%
187173+19.7%
188167−8.2%
1891109+62.7%
190147−56.9%
191122−53.2%
YearPop.±%
192621−4.5%
193616−23.8%
194611−31.2%
195114+27.3%
195619+35.7%
196119+0.0%
196617−10.5%
197118+5.9%
YearPop.±%
197912−33.3%
198110−16.7%
19867−30.0%
19916−14.3%
19967+16.7%
20027+0.0%
20067+0.0%
20114−42.9%
Source: Central Statistics Office. "CNA17: Population by Off Shore Island, Sex and Year". irishislands.info. Retrieved October 12, 2016. 

References

  1. ↑ "Inis Laidhre". Placenames Database of Ireland. Dublin City University. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
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