Inishmeane

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Geography

Inishmeane is around 1 kilometre off the coast of Gweedore. It lies between Gola Island (South-East) and Inishsirrer (North).

History

The island was inhabited up to the 1960s; today most of the buildings are derelict, but some have been renovated as holiday homes or by people who live there for most of the year.[3]

On Inishmeane there is no electricity nor freshwater public supply.[4]

Demographics

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

Historical population
Year Pop. ±%
1841 12 —    
1851 57 +375.0%
1901 68 +19.3%
1951 58 −14.7%
Year Pop. ±%
1996 0 −100.0%
2002 0 +nan%
2006 0 +nan%
2011 7 +inf%
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See also

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