Irish
Irish may refer to:
Common meanings
* Someone or something of, from, or related to:
** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
***Éire, Irish language name for the isle
** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...
, meaning ''Island of the White Cow'') is an island off the coast of Machaire Uí Rabhartaigh (Magheraroarty),
County Donegal
County Donegal ( ; ga, Contae Dhún na nGall) is a county of Ireland in the province of Ulster and in the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the town of Donegal in the south of the county. It has also been known as County Tyrconn ...
,
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
The island is a 120-hectare (300 acre) land mass, with an economy traditionally based on fishing and farming.
Irish
Irish may refer to:
Common meanings
* Someone or something of, from, or related to:
** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
***Éire, Irish language name for the isle
** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...
is spoken routinely. There are no pubs or shops on the island. There is a boat service to and from it but no regular ferry.
It is the largest of a small group of islands; the others, Inis Dúiche and Inis Beag, lie to the north and are uninhabited.
Demographics
Inishbofin's population dropped in 100 years from 166 (1911) to 11 (2011).
The table reports data taken from ''Discover the Islands of Ireland'' (Alex Ritsema, Collins Press, 1999) and the
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses in ...
of Ireland. Census data in Ireland before 1841 were not complete and/or reliable.
List of islands of Ireland
A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to:
People
* List (surname)
Organizations
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