Inishnee

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

Inishnee
Native name:
Inis Ní
Inishnee from Errisbeg
Inishnee
Geography
LocationAtlantic Ocean (Roundstone Bay)
Coordinates53.399°N 9.897°W / 53.399; -9.897
Administration
ProvinceConnacht
CountyGalway
Demographics
Population43 (2011)

Demographics

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%
YearPop.±%
1926174−35.8%
1936161−7.5%
1946168+4.3%
1951145−13.7%
1956141−2.8%
1961116−17.7%
1966100−13.8%
197179−21.0%
YearPop.±%
197983+5.1%
198186+3.6%
198674−14.0%
199147−36.5%
199633−29.8%
200224−27.3%
200628+16.7%
2011 43+53.6%
Source: Central Statistics Office. "CNA17: Population by Off Shore Island, Sex and Year". CSO.ie. Retrieved 12 October 2016.

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