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Owey Island ( ) is an island off the coast of west
Plenty of fish in the waters surrounding the island and the land that, fertilized with seaweed, was suitable for growing vegetables, allowed a simple lifestyle to more than 100 people.
The island page on welovedonegal.com
{{County Donegal Islands of County Donegal Uninhabited islands of Ireland
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
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.
Geography
The island is around 300acres
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(1.2 square kilometres) in area. It lies off the Donegal coast near Kincasslagh
Cionn Caslach (anglicized as Kincasslagh) is a small Gaeltacht seaside village in the Rosses area of County Donegal, Ireland. Despite only having a population of just over 40 people, the village has attracted much international attention due to t ...
. The island's highest hill, Moylemore, is at 102 m.
The buildings of the island are located on its southern part, being the northern one rocky and exposed to winds.
On Owey there is no mains electricity or public water supply.
Demographics
The table reports data taken from ''Discover the Islands of Ireland'' (Alex Ritsema, Collins Press, 1999) and the Census of Ireland. Owey Island was full-time inhabited up to the mid 1970s. Later on it only had part-time residents, mainly at summer. Most of them own old cottages inherited by ancestors who used to permanently live in the island.History
Plenty of fish in the waters surrounding the island and the land that, fertilized with seaweed, was suitable for growing vegetables, allowed a simple lifestyle to more than 100 people. Turf
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was used to heat the homes; some of the islanders used it also to heat the equipment to produce single malt and liquors.
In the olden days Owey had a post office and a school, which closed in 1971; its remains are still there. It had just one teacher in charge of the primary education of all ages, while for their secondary education children had to be sent to the mainland.
See also
*List of islands of Ireland
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Organizations
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References
External links
The island page on welovedonegal.com
{{County Donegal Islands of County Donegal Uninhabited islands of Ireland