Inishsirrer
Inishsirrer (Irish: Inis Oirthir, meaning 'outer island') 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.
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.
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Fishing
Inishsirrer was known as a good spot for lobster fishing.
See also
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.
Image gallery
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Old buildings -
View from a beach near Glassagh -
A jetty on the island -
The deserted village
External links
Media related to Inishsirrer at Wikimedia Commons
