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.
Historical population| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1841 | 0 | — |
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| 1851 | 26 | — |
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| 1861 | 30 | +15.4% |
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| 1871 | 14 | −53.3% |
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| 1881 | 22 | +57.1% |
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| 1891 | 28 | +27.3% |
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| 1901 | 43 | +53.6% |
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| 1911 | 41 | −4.7% |
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| | Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1926 | 48 | +17.1% |
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| 1936 | 34 | −29.2% |
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| 1946 | 18 | −47.1% |
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| 1951 | 5 | −72.2% |
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| 1956 | 0 | −100.0% |
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| 1961 | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 1966 | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 1971 | 0 | 0.00% |
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| | Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1979 | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 1981 | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 1986 | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 1991 | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 1996 | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 2002 | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 2006 | 0 | 0.00% |
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| 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.
See also
