Inishbarra

Inishbarra (Gaeilge: Inis Bearachain[1]) is an island in County Galway[2] situated east of the mouth of Kilkieran bay. An artificial causeway links the island to the mainland but this is only usable at very low tide.[3]

Inishbarra Lettermore Galway Ireland

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1841	205	—
1851	91	−55.6%
1861	127	+39.6%
1871	148	+16.5%
1881	159	+7.4%
1891	152	−4.4%
1901	134	−11.8%
1911	147	+9.7%

Year	Pop.	±%
1926	88	−40.1%
1936	85	−3.4%
1946	100	+17.6%
1951	75	−25.0%
1956	64	−14.7%
1961	50	−21.9%
1966	27	−46.0%
1971	21	−22.2%

Year	Pop.	±%
1979	5	−76.2%
1981	5	+0.0%
1986	1	−80.0%
1991	1	+0.0%
1996	1	+0.0%
2002	0	−100.0%
2006	1	—

Source: Central Statistics Office. "CNA17: Population by Off Shore Island, Sex and Year". CSO.ie. Retrieved 12 October 2016.

References

Logainm Inis Bearachain
Ireland Byways - South Connemara Islands
Walsh, David (2014). Oileáin. Pesda Press. p. 250. ISBN 978-1-906095-37-6.

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[1] Logainm Inis Bearachain

[2] Ireland Byways - South Connemara Islands

[oln-3] Walsh, David (2014). Oileáin. Pesda Press. p. 250. ISBN 978-1-906095-37-6.