Inishfarnard

{{Short description|Island in County Cork, Ireland}}

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| name = Inishfarnard

| native_name = Inis Fearn Ard{{cite web |url= http://www.logainm.ie/ga/8787 |title= Inis Fearn Ard |author= |date= |website= Placenames Database of Ireland |publisher= Dublin City University |access-date=9 July 2016}}

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| location = Atlantic Ocean

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| area_km2 = 0.3296

| area_footnotes ={{cite web |url = https://www.townlands.ie/cork/bear/kilcatherine/inishfarnard1/ | pages = 539 |title= Inishfarnard Townland, Co. Cork |publisher= Townlands.ie |access-date=10 July 2016}}

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| elevation_m = 45.1

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| country = Ireland

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| country_admin_divisions_1 = Cork

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Inishfarnard ({{Irish place name|Inis Fearn Ard}}) meaning Island of the tall fern is a small island and a townland off Kilcatherine Point, in County Cork, Ireland.

Geography

File:Kilcatherine Point - geograph.org.uk - 697750.jpg

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.{{fact|date=September 2017}}

Fishing

Inishfarnard is considered a good place for fishing.{{cite book |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=ax9li9GGzcsC&q=Inishfarnard+Oileain&pg=PA79 |title= Oileain: A Guide to the Irish Islands |author= David Walsh | page = 79 |publisher = Pesda Press | year =2004 |isbn= 9780953195695 |access-date=11 July 2016}}

A fish farm now operates in the waters on the southeast of the island,[http://www.oileain.org/index.php/viewdownload-oileain/ Oileain web edition] it is operated by Mowi.[https://marineharvestireland.com/about/marine-harvest-ireland/our-locations/ Marine harvest Ireland]

See also

{{Portal|Ireland|Islands}}

References