Mason Island
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| native_name = Oileán Máisean
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| location = Atlantic Ocean
| coordinates = {{Coord|53.298|-9.865|type:isle|display=inline,title}}
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| country = Ireland
| country_admin_divisions_title = Province
| country_admin_divisions = Connacht
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| country_admin_divisions_1 = Galway
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Mason Island (Gaeilge: Oileán Máisean[http://www.logainm.ie/en/1166541 Logainm Oilean Maisean]) is an uninhabited island located off the Galway coast near the village of Carna.
History
The island has been uninhabited since 1957, but used to be home to 114 people.
There are some abandoned properties on the island and some refurbished holiday homes which are available for rental. The island is not serviced by any ferries.
Some early Christian relics have also been found on the island.[http://www.earlychristianireland.net/Counties/galway/mason_island/ Mason Island, Co. Galway]
{{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 |date= |website= CSO.ie |publisher= |accessdate=12 October 2016}}
|1841|98
|1851|74
|1861|84
|1871|110
|1881|127
|1891|118
|1901|76
|1911|68
|1926|54
|1936|37
|1946|20
|1951|10
|1956|0
|1961|0
|1966|0
|1971|0
|1979|0
|1981|0
|1986|0
|1991|0
|1996|0
|2002|0
|2006|0
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