Inishsirrer

Inishsirrer (Irish: Inis Oirthir, meaning 'outer island^[3]') is a small island and a townland off the coast of Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland.

Inishsirrer

Native name: Inis Oirthir[1]
NW half of the island from a flight preparing to land at Donegal Airport
Inishsirrer
Geography
Location	Atlantic Ocean
Coordinates	55°06′54″N 8°19′55″W
Area	0.43 km2 (0.17 sq mi)[2]
Length	1.6 km (0.99 mi)
Width	0.4 km (0.25 mi)
Administration
Ireland
Province	Ulster
County	Donegal
Demographics
Population	0

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]

See also

• Ireland portal
• Islands portal

• List of islands of Ireland