Native name: Inis Uí Drisceoil Nickname: Inishodriscol / Hare Island | |
|---|---|
 Settlement in the island's center | |
  Heir Island | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Carbery's Hundred Isles |
| Coordinates | 51°30′N 9°26′W / 51.500°N 9.433°W |
| Area | 1.5 km2 (0.58 sq mi) |
| Administration | |
Ireland | |
| Province | Munster |
| County | Cork |
| Barony | Carbery West |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 29 (2022)[1] |
| Pop. density | 20/km2 (50/sq mi) |
Heir Island, also known as Hare Island or Inishodriscol (Irish: Inis Uí Drisceoil, meaning 'Ó Driscol's island'),[2] is an island in southwest County Cork, Ireland.[3] It has a year-round population of around 25–30. The island is 2.5 km long and 1.5 km wide. It is the fourth-largest of Carbery's Hundred Isles, after Sherkin Island, Clear Island and Long Island. It is near Cunnamore Pier, which is its main access point.
- ^ Population of Inhabited Islands Off the Coast (Report). Central Statistics Office. 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ "Inishodriscol or Hare Island". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Welcome to Heir Island". heirisland.ie. Heir Island Community Council. Retrieved 28 November 2021.