Inishlyre

Inishlyre
Native name: Inis Laidhre
	Inishlyre
Geography
Location	Atlantic Ocean
Coordinates	53°49′24″N 9°39′11″W / 53.82333°N 9.65306°W
Administration
	Ireland
Province	Connacht
County	Mayo
Demographics
Population	3 (2022)

Inishlyre (Irish: Inis Laidhre, meaning "Fork Island"^[2]) is one of the last inhabited small islands in Clew Bay, Ireland, with a population of 3 people in 2022.^[1]

Geography

The island is located close to Rosmoney Pier near Kilmeena.

History

In the 1851 census there were 17 houses and 122 people living on the island. By 1911, that was down to 6 houses and 22 people. In the 19th century there were 2 pubs on the Islands and sea merchants dropped cargo in the island because there was no deep-sea harbour in Westport.

Demographics

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

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1841	113	—
1851	122	+8.0%
1861	61	−50.0%
1871	73	+19.7%
1881	67	−8.2%
1891	109	+62.7%
1901	47	−56.9%
1911	22	−53.2%
1926	21	−4.5%

Year	Pop.	±%
1936	16	−23.8%
1946	11	−31.2%
1951	14	+27.3%
1956	19	+35.7%
1961	19	+0.0%
1966	17	−10.5%
1971	18	+5.9%
1979	12	−33.3%
1981	10	−16.7%

Year	Pop.	±%
1986	7	−30.0%
1991	6	−14.3%
1996	7	+16.7%
2002	7	+0.0%
2006	7	+0.0%
2011	4	−42.9%
2016	4	+0.0%
2022	3	−25.0%

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

References

^ ^a ^b Population of Inhabited Islands Off the Coast (Report). Central Statistics Office. 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
^ "Inis Laidhre". Placenames Database of Ireland. Dublin City University. Retrieved 3 August 2015.

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[Census2022-1] Population of Inhabited Islands Off the Coast (Report). Central Statistics Office. 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.

[2] "Inis Laidhre". Placenames Database of Ireland. Dublin City University. Retrieved 3 August 2015.

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