Inishmacowney

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Inishmacowney
Native name:
Inis Mhic Uaithne
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Inishmacowney
Geography
Location River Fergus
Coordinates 52°41′N9°03′W / 52.683°N 9.050°W / 52.683; -9.050
Area0.9698 km2 (0.3744 sq mi)
Administration
Province Munster
County Clare
Demographics
Population0

Inishmacowney (Gaeilge: Inis Mhic Uaithne [1] ), also known as Horse Island, is an uninhabited island and townland in the River Fergus and Kildysart parish in County Clare, Ireland. The island has an area of 0.9698 km2 (239 acres) and consists of mainly grassland. The island has been uninhabited since 1976, but boasted a population of 44 in 1911. [2]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1841142    
185191−35.9%
1861103+13.2%
187195−7.8%
188175−21.1%
189130−60.0%
190137+23.3%
191144+18.9%
YearPop.±%
192641−6.8%
193628−31.7%
194624−14.3%
195122−8.3%
195620−9.1%
196118−10.0%
196615−16.7%
197118+20.0%
YearPop.±%
19792−88.9%
19810−100.0%
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 12 October 2016.

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References

  1. "Inis Mhic Uaithne/Inishmacowney". Logainm. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  2. Census 1911