Dinish Island

Dinish, (Irish: Daighinis), is a small island on the coast of Connemara in County Galway, Ireland.

Dinish Island
Native name:
Daighinis
Dinish Island
Geography
LocationAtlantic Ocean
Coordinates53.262°N 9.754°W / 53.262; -9.754
Area0,182,109 km2 (70,313 sq mi)[1]
Highest elevation40 m (130 ft)[1]
Administration
ProvinceConnacht
CountyGalway
Demographics
Population0 (2006)

Geography

The island is connected to the island of Lettermullen and is part of a group of islands collectively known as Ceantar na nOileán.[2] The island has no permanent population and is not connected via a bridge, however access is possible via boat or on foot at low tide.

History

The island has had a permanent population in recent history with a population of nine families in 1911.[3]

Dinish is mentioned in the essay "In Connemara" by John Millington Synge.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
184159—    
185160+1.7%
186175+25.0%
187164−14.7%
188174+15.6%
189150−32.4%
190156+12.0%
191152−7.1%
YearPop.±%
192625−51.9%
193627+8.0%
194643+59.3%
195135−18.6%
195629−17.1%
196119−34.5%
196614−26.3%
197112−14.3%
YearPop.±%
19793−75.0%
19813+0.0%
19861−66.7%
19910−100.0%
199600.00%
200200.00%
200600.00%
Source: Central Statistics Office. "CNA17: Population by Off Shore Island, Sex and Year". CSO.ie. Retrieved 12 October 2016.

References
  1. Ordnance Survey Ireland's 19th-century 6" maps
  2. "South Connemara Islands". Irelandbyways.com. 27 March 2007. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
  3. "National Archives: Census of Ireland 1911". The National Archives of Ireland. Retrieved 4 December 2013.


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