Inishmeane

Inishmeane
Native name:
Inis Meáin[1]
Inishmeane from Magheragallon Cemetery
Inishmeane is located in island of Ireland
Inishmeane
Inishmeane
Geography
LocationAtlantic Ocean
Coordinates55°06′15″N 8°20′46″W / 55.10417°N 8.34611°W / 55.10417; -8.34611
Area0.473 km2 (0.183 sq mi)[2]
Administration
ProvinceUlster
CountyDonegal
Demographics
Population7 (2011)

Inishmeane (Irish: Inis Meáin, meaning 'middle island[3]') is a small island and a townland off the coast of Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland and was once home to a vibrant fishing community. The island has been unpopulated for decades but in recent years some people have started to return.

  1. ^ "Inis Meáin". Placenames Database of Ireland. Dublin City University. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  2. ^ General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns, Parishes, and Baronies of Ireland: Based on the Census of Ireland for the Year 1851. Genealogical Publishing Com. 1861. p. 539. ISBN 9780806310527. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  3. ^ Wallace Clark (2003). Donegal Islands. Dundurn. p. 39. ISBN 9781900935319. Retrieved 22 February 2016.