Inishmeane
{{Short description|Island off Donegal coast, Ireland}}
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{{Use Irish English|date=May 2019}}
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| name = Inishmeane
| native_name = Inis Meáin{{cite web |url= http://www.logainm.ie/ga/14495 |title= Inis Meáin |author= |website= Placenames Database of Ireland |publisher= Dublin City University |access-date=22 February 2016}}
| native_name_link = Irish language
| native_name_lang =Irish language
| image_name = File:Bunbeg - Magheragallon Cemetery Coastal Scenery - geograph.org.uk - 1177896.jpg
| image_caption = Inishmeane from Magheragallon Cemetery
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| location = Atlantic Ocean
| coordinates = {{coord|55|06|15|N|8|20|46|W|region:IE_type:isle|display=inline,title}}
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| area_km2 = 0.473
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| country = Ireland
| country_admin_divisions_title = Province
| country_admin_divisions = Ulster
| country_admin_divisions_title_1 = County
| country_admin_divisions_1 = Donegal
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Inishmeane ({{Irish place name|Inis Meáin|middle island{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K9tZkfd83qoC&q=inishmeane+&pg=PA39 | pages = 39 |title= Donegal Islands |author= Wallace Clark |publisher= Dundurn | year = 2003 | isbn = 9781900935319 |access-date=22 February 2016}}}}) is a small island and a townland off the coast of Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland and was once home to a vibrant fishing community. The island has been unpopulated for decades but in recent years some people have started to return.
Geography
Inishmeane is around 1 kilometre off the coast of Gweedore. It lies between Gola Island (South-East) and Inishsirrer (North).
History
The island was inhabited up until the 1960s; today most of the buildings are derelict, but about eight have been renovated for use as holiday homes or permanent habitation.
On Inishmeane there is no electricity nor freshwater public supply.{{cite book |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=ax9li9GGzcsC&q=%22inishmeane%22+electricity&pg=PA195 | pages = 195|title= Oileáin: a guide to the Irish islands |author= David Walsh |publisher= Pesda press | year = 2004 | isbn = 9780953195695|access-date=22 February 2016}}
A concrete pier was installed during the celtic tiger years to allow residents to moor their boats.{{fact|date=April 2021}}
Demographics
The table below reports data on Inishmeane's population taken from Discover the Islands of Ireland (Alex Ritsema, Collins Press, 1999) and the Census of Ireland.
{{Historical populations
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|footnote= Source: {{cite web |url= http://www.cso.ie/px/pxeirestat/Statire/SelectVarVal/Define.asp?Maintable=CNA17&Planguage=0 |title= CNA17: Population by Off Shore Island, Sex and Year |author= Central Statistics Office |website= CSO.ie |access-date=12 October 2016}}
|1841|12
|1851|57
|1861|46
|1871|34
|1881|42
|1891|68
|1901|68
|1911|82
|1926|63
|1936|66
|1946|62
|1951|58
|1956|54
|1961|47
|1966|2
|1971|0
|1979|0
|1981|0
|1986|0
|1991|0
|1996|0
|2002|0
|2006|0
|2011 |7
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Gallery
File:Inishmeane House.jpg|House on Inishmeane
See also
References
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External links
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- [http://www.donegalcoco.ie/media/donegalcountyc/heritage/pdfs/EcologicalStudyofTwoDonegalIslands.pdf Ecological study of two Donegal islands: Inishfree and Inishmeane]
- [http://www.uniqueascent.ie/inishmeane Guide to the island]
- [https://www.flickr.com/photos/62606172@N07/22809701215/ Aerial view of the entire island]
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{{County Donegal}}
Category:Geography of Gweedore