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Inishfarnard () meaning ''Island of the tall
Near the northern tip of the island there are pleasant cliffs; the best landing place for boats (not suitable for kayaks) is located on the SE side of the island, near a fish farm. Freshwater, which was once available on the island, cannot be found anymore.
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'' is a small island and a townland
A townland ( ga, baile fearainn; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a small geographical division of land, historically and currently used in Ireland and in the Western Isles in Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of Gaelic orig ...
off Kilcatherine Point, in County Cork
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, Ireland
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Geography
Near the northern tip of the island there are pleasant cliffs; the best landing place for boats (not suitable for kayaks) is located on the SE side of the island, near a fish farm. Freshwater, which was once available on the island, cannot be found anymore.
History
A small community of 24 used to live on the island, which is now uninhabited, with its old houses abandoned as well as the neighbouring fields.Fishing
Inishfarnard is considered a good place for fishing. A fish farm now operates in the waters on the southeast of the island, it is operated byMowi
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See also
*List of islands of Ireland
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References
{{County Cork Islands of County Cork Uninhabited islands of Ireland Townlands of County Cork