Inishmeane (Irish: Inis Meáin, meaning 'middle island') 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.

Inishmeane is around 1 kilometre off the coast of Gweedore. It lies between Gola Island (South-East) and Inishsirrer (North).

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.

On Inishmeane there is no electricity nor freshwater public supply.

A concrete pier was installed during the celtic tiger years to allow residents to moor their boats.

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.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1841 12 —     1851 57 +375.0% 1861 46 −19.3% 1871 34 −26.1% 1881 42 +23.5% 1891 68 +61.9% 1901 68 +0.0% 1911 82 +20.6%	Year Pop. ±% 1926 63 −23.2% 1936 66 +4.8% 1946 62 −6.1% 1951 58 −6.5% 1956 54 −6.9% 1961 47 −13.0% 1966 2 −95.7% 1971 0 −100.0%	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% 2011 7 —
Source: Central Statistics Office. "CNA17: Population by Off Shore Island, Sex and Year". CSO.ie. Retrieved 12 October 2016.

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  House on Inishmeane

• List of islands of Ireland
• Inis Meáin (Aran Islands)

Media related to Inishmeane at Wikimedia Commons

• Ecological study of two Donegal islands: Inishfree and Inishmeane
• Guide to the island
• Aerial view of the entire island