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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Bartragh Island
Bartragh Island (Irish: An Bheartrach) is a sandy island and a townland located in Killala Bay, County Mayo, Ireland.

Geography

The island is around 0.75 square miles (1.9 square kilometres) in area. It's located around a mile from the shore and, with low tide, can be reached on foot.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
184128—    
185116−42.9%
18617−56.2%
187120+185.7%
188122+10.0%
18912−90.9%
19016+200.0%
19114−33.3%
YearPop.±%
19263−25.0%
19360−100.0%
19462—    
19513+50.0%
19560−100.0%
196100.00%
196600.00%
197100.00%
YearPop.±%
197900.00%
198100.00%
198600.00%
199100.00%
199600.00%
200200.00%
200600.00%
Source: Central Statistics Office. "CNA17: Population by Off Shore Island, Sex and Year". CSO.ie. Retrieved 12 October 2016.

Relevant places

Bartragh belonged to Nick Faldo, an English golf champion who planned to build a private golf course on it.

Nature

Bartragh island is a birdwatching site, well known for great skuas.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Bartragh Island Townland, Co. Mayo". www.townlands.ie. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  2. ^ "An Bheartrach". Placenames Database of Ireland. Dublin City University. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  3. ^ Fraser, James (1844). Hand-book for Ireland. pp. 474–475. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  4. ^ Ritsema, Alex (1999). Discover the Islands of Ireland. Collins Press. p. 71.
  5. ^ Lehane, Brendan (2001). The Companion Guide to Ireland. Companion Guides. p. 351. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  6. ^ Birdwatch. Solo Publishing. 1993. p. 41. Retrieved 15 December 2015.

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