Eighter Island

Eighter Island (Irish: An tÍochtar) is a small island and a townland[2] off the coast of County Donegal, Ireland. The closest town on the mainland is Burtonport.

Eighter Island
Native name:
An tÍochtar[1]
View of the NW end of Eighter Island
Eighter Island
Geography
LocationAtlantic Ocean
Coordinates54°59′30″N 8°28′27″W
Area0.24 km2 (0.093 sq mi)[2]
Administration
ProvinceUlster
CountyDonegal
Demographics
Population0 (2011)

Geography

The island is located around one km east of Arranmore and North-West of Inishcoo, another small island divided by narrow channels from Rutland and the mainland. A footbridge connects the two islets, both known for pleasant sandbeaches.[3] The inner part of Eighter Island is mainly rocky and the most convenient landing sites are in the southern part of it.[4]

History

A small community used to live on Eighter Island in the first part of the 20th century,[5][6] but today the island is uninhabited. Some of the old houses are used as holiday homes, mostly concentrated in the south-eastern part of the island.[4]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
184159—    
185157−3.4%
186139−31.6%
187129−25.6%
188134+17.2%
189135+2.9%
190143+22.9%
191140−7.0%
YearPop.±%
192624−40.0%
193617−29.2%
194615−11.8%
195114−6.7%
195617+21.4%
19615−70.6%
19660−100.0%
197100.00%
YearPop.±%
197900.00%
198100.00%
198600.00%
199100.00%
199600.00%
200200.00%
200600.00%
Source: Central Statistics Office. "CNA17: Population by Off Shore Island, Sex and Year". CSO.ie. Retrieved October 12, 2016.

See also

References
  1. "An tÍochtar/Eighter Island". Placenames Database of Ireland. Dublin City University. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  2. General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns, Parishes, and Baronies of Ireland: Based on the Census of Ireland for the Year 1851. Genealogical Publishing Com. 1861. p. 433. ISBN 9780806310527. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  3. "The house". www.inishcoo.com. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  4. David Walsh (2004). Oileáin: a guide to the Irish islands. Pesda Press. p. 188. ISBN 9780953195695. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  5. Lindel Buckley. "1901 Census Eighter Island, Templecrone, Co Donegal". Donegal Genealogy Resources. Archived from the original on April 23, 2016. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  6. Lindel Buckley. "1911 Census Eighter Island, Templecrone, Co Donegal". Donegal Genealogy Resources. Archived from the original on April 23, 2016. Retrieved April 12, 2016.

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Heading to Aranmore passing Eighter to the SW
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