Inishnee (Irish: Inis Ní) is a small island off the coast of Ireland, in Roundstone Bay near the village of Roundstone in Connemara in County Galway. It is equipped with a lighthouse. As of 2011, it had a population of 43.

Inishnee
Native name:
Inis Ní
Inishnee from Errisbeg
Inishnee is located in island of Ireland
Inishnee
Inishnee
Geography
LocationAtlantic Ocean (Roundstone Bay)
Coordinates53°23′56″N 9°53′49″W / 53.399°N 9.897°W / 53.399; -9.897
Administration
Ireland
ProvinceConnacht
CountyGalway
Demographics
Population49 (2022)[1]

Demographics

edit

The table below shows data on Inishnee's population taken from Discover the Islands of Ireland (Alex Ritsema, Collins Press, 1999) and the Census of Ireland.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1841455—    
185121−95.4%
1861300+1328.6%
1871409+36.3%
1881387−5.4%
1891324−16.3%
1901323−0.3%
1911271−16.1%
1926174−35.8%
YearPop.±%
1936161−7.5%
1946168+4.3%
1951145−13.7%
1956141−2.8%
1961116−17.7%
1966100−13.8%
197179−21.0%
197983+5.1%
198186+3.6%
YearPop.±%
198674−14.0%
199147−36.5%
199633−29.8%
200224−27.3%
200628+16.7%
2011 43+53.6%
201643+0.0%
202249+14.0%
Source: Central Statistics Office. "CNA17: Population by Off Shore Island, Sex and Year". CSO.ie. Retrieved 12 October 2016.

References

edit
  1. ^ Population of Inhabited Islands Off the Coast (Report). Central Statistics Office. 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
edit

  Media related to Inishnee at Wikimedia Commons