Inishsirrer
| Native name: Inis Oirthir[1] | |
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| File:Inishsirrer - NW half of the island looking northwest - geograph.org.uk - 1350643.jpg
NW half of the island from a flight preparing to land at Donegal Airport.
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| Geography | |
| Location | Atlantic Ocean |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Area | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value).[2] |
| Length | 1.6 km (0.99 mi) |
| Width | 0.4 km (0.25 mi) |
| Country | |
| Province | Ulster |
| County | Donegal |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
Inishsirrer (Irish: Inis Oirthir, meaning "outer island[3]") 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. Near the northern tip of the island there is a sandy bay that can be used for anchoring boats.
History
A small community used to live on Inishsirrer in the first part of the 20th century, but today the island is unhabitated and its old buildings are mostly ruined.[4]
Fishing
Inishsirrer was known as a good spot for lobster fishing.[5]
See also
References
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Image gallery
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Inishsirrer, Co Donegal - geograph.org.uk - 242666.jpg
Old buildings
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Inishsirrer Island - View across Gweedore Bay - geograph.org.uk - 1179424.jpg
View from a beach near Glassagh
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Jetty at Inishsirrer, Co Donegal - geograph.org.uk - 242670.jpg
A jetty on the island
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Inishsirrer, Co Donegal - geograph.org.uk - 242668.jpg
The deserted village
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
