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Inishlyre

Coordinates: 53°49′24″N 9°39′11″W / 53.82333°N 9.65306°W / 53.82333; -9.65306
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Inishlyre
Native name:
Inis Laidhre
Inishlyre is located in island of Ireland
Inishlyre
Inishlyre
Geography
LocationAtlantic Ocean
Coordinates53°49′24″N 9°39′11″W / 53.82333°N 9.65306°W / 53.82333; -9.65306
Administration
ProvinceConnacht
CountyMayo
Demographics
Population3 (2022)[1]

Inishlyre (Irish: Inis Laidhre, meaning "Fork Island"[2]) is one of the last inhabited small islands in Clew Bay, Ireland, with a population of 3 people in 2022.[1]

Geography

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The island is located close to Rosmoney Pier near Kilmeena.

History

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In the 1851 census there were 17 houses and 122 people living on the island. By 1911, that was down to 6 houses and 22 people. In the 19th century there were 2 pubs on the Islands and sea merchants dropped cargo in the island because there was no deep-sea harbour in Westport.

Demographics

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The table below reports data on Inishlyre's population taken from Discover the Islands of Ireland (Alex Ritsema, Collins Press, 1999) and the census of Ireland.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1841113—    
1851122+8.0%
186161−50.0%
187173+19.7%
188167−8.2%
1891109+62.7%
190147−56.9%
191122−53.2%
192621−4.5%
YearPop.±%
193616−23.8%
194611−31.2%
195114+27.3%
195619+35.7%
196119+0.0%
196617−10.5%
197118+5.9%
197912−33.3%
198110−16.7%
YearPop.±%
19867−30.0%
19916−14.3%
19967+16.7%
20027+0.0%
20067+0.0%
20114−42.9%
20164+0.0%
20223−25.0%
Source: Central Statistics Office. "CNA17: Population by Off Shore Island, Sex and Year". irishislands.info. Retrieved 12 October 2016.

References

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  1. ^ a b Population of Inhabited Islands Off the Coast (Report). Central Statistics Office. 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Inis Laidhre". Placenames Database of Ireland. Dublin City University. Retrieved 3 August 2015.