Enniscrone
Inis Crabhann Inishcrone | |
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Town | |
 Bathing terrace at Enniscrone | |
  Enniscrone Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 54°12′47″N 9°05′36″W / 54.2130°N 9.0933°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | County Sligo |
| Population | 1,291 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | G286298 |
Enniscrone – also spelt Inniscrone and officially named Inishcrone (Irish: Inis Crabhann)[2] – is a small seaside town in County Sligo, Ireland. Its sandy beach, tourist campsite, and golf course all attract visitors. As of the 2022 census, the town had a population of 1,291 people.[1]
- ^ a b "Enniscrone (Ireland) Census Town". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "Inishcrone/Inis Crabhann". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
Inis Crabhann [..] This place-name seems to be the result of the re-segmentation of Eiscir Abhann 'esker of the river' in speech to Eis C(i)rabhann, which resultantly underwent re-analysis to Inis (S)Cr(e)abhann [..] There is no evidence to suggest that the form Inis Eiscir Abhann was ever the Irish form