Inis Cathaigh

Inis Cathaigh
Native name:
Inis Cathaigh[1]
Inis Cathaigh is located in Ireland
Inis Cathaigh
Inis Cathaigh
Geography
LocationShannon Estuary
Coordinates52°36.45′N 9°31.9′W / 52.60750°N 9.5317°W / 52.60750; -9.5317
Area0.7 km2 (0.27 sq mi)
Administration
ProvinceMunster
CountyClare
Demographics
Populationnone (permanent)
Pop. density0/km2 (0/sq mi)
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Inis Cathaigh, Scattery Island or Inniscattery Island (Irish: Inis Cathaigh)[1] is an island in the Shannon Estuary, Ireland, off the coast of Kilrush, County Clare. The island is home to a lighthouse, a ruined monastery associated with Saints Senan and Canir, an Irish round tower and the remains of an artillery battery. The last residents left in 1969. Most of the island is now owned by the Office of Public Works, who run a small visitor centre and carry out repairs and maintenance on the island; it was bought by Dúchas in 1991.The Irish name Inis Cathaigh was formerly anglicised Iniscathy, which later became Iniscattery and finally Scattery.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "Inis Cathaigh/Scattery Island". Logainm.ie.