Native name: Inis Lua | |
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  Inishloe | |
| Geography | |
| Location | River Fergus |
| Coordinates | 52°40′37″N9°01′12″W / 52.67694°N 9.02000°W |
| Area | 0.52 km2 (0.20 sq mi) |
| Administration | |
| Province | Munster |
| County | Clare |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
Inishloe or Low Island (Gaeilge: Inis Lua [1] ) is an uninhabited island in the River Fergus and townland in the Kildysart parish of County Clare, Ireland.
The island's surface area is 52.68 hectares (130 acres). [2]
It has been uninhabited since 1976 [3] however the 1901 census showed 43 inhabitants [4] which reduced to 32 in 1911. [5]
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The table reports data taken from Discover the Islands of Ireland (Alex Ritsema, Collins Press, 1999) and the Census of Ireland.
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