Inishcoo

Inishcoo (Irish: Inis Cú)[2] is a small island and a townland[1] off the coast of County Donegal, Ireland. The closest town on the mainland is Burtonport.

Inishcoo
Native name:
Inis Cú
View of the NW end of Inishcoo
Inishcoo
Geography
LocationAtlantic Ocean
Coordinates54°59′13″N 8°27′50″W
Area0.50 km2 (0.19 sq mi)[1]
Administration
ProvinceUlster
CountyDonegal

Geography

The island is located around 1.5 km East of Arranmore and South-West of the small island of Eighter. A footbridge connects the two islets, both known for pleasant sandbeaches.[3] The inner part of Inishcoo is mainly rocky (granite) and bears a small lake.[4]

History

A small community used to live on Inishcoo in the first part of the 20th century.[5][6] Some of the old houses are used as holiday homes; the biggest is a former coast-guard building in the south-western part of the island.[4]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
184137—    
185118−51.4%
186147+161.1%
187144−6.4%
188111−75.0%
18915−54.5%
19016+20.0%
19119+50.0%
YearPop.±%
192612+33.3%
19367−41.7%
19466−14.3%
19514−33.3%
19562−50.0%
19613+50.0%
19660−100.0%
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 October 12, 2016.

References
  1. "Inishcoo Townland, Co. Donegal". www.townlands.ie. Cóipcheart Townlands.ie. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  2. "Inis Cú". Placenames Database of Ireland. Dublin City University. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  3. "The house". www.inishcoo.com. Archived from the original on April 28, 2016. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  4. David Walsh (2004). Oileáin: a guide to the Irish islands. Pesda Press. pp. 187–188. ISBN 9780953195695. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  5. Lindel Buckley. "1901 Census Inishcoo Island, Templecrone". Donegal Genealogy Resources. Archived from the original on April 23, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
  6. Lindel Buckley. "1911 Census Inishcoo Island, Templecrone". Donegal Genealogy Resources. Archived from the original on April 23, 2016. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  • A derelict building on Inishcoo
  • Another house as seen from the Arranmore ferry
  • The channel dividing Rutland from Inishcoo (on the left)

See also

Media related to Inishcoo at Wikimedia Commons

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