Deenish Island () is an island of the

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belonging to

County Kerry County Kerry ( gle, Contae Chiarraí) is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and forms part of the province of Munster. It is named after the Ciarraige who lived in part of the present county. The population of the co ...

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

Geography

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The island is 122

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; its highest hill is at 144 m. It's located in the

at around 1 km from Scariff Island and 6.1 km from Hogs Head, on the mainland.

History

In 1837 on Deenish (which at that time was called ''Dinish'') resided three families who mainly lived on the cattle which grazed on the island.

1911 census The United Kingdom Census 1911 of 2 April 1911 was the 12th nationwide census conducted in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. The total population of the United Kingdom was approximately 45,221,000, with 36,070,000 recorded in England ...

still reported six people living on the island.

References

External links

Scariff and Deenish
page on irishislands.info
The island page on iscoverireland.ie
{{County Kerry Islands of County Kerry Uninhabited islands of Ireland

Geography

History

See also

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