Whiddy Island
Oileán Faoide | |
|---|---|
Isle | |
 Whiddy Island seen from the south shore of Bantry Bay | |
  Whiddy Island Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 51°41′21.88″N 09°30′01.07″W / 51.6894111°N 9.5002972°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Cork |
| Population (2022)[1] | 31 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Whiddy Island (Irish: Oileán Faoide)[2] is an island near the head of Bantry Bay in Ireland. It is approximately 5.6 km (3.5 mi) long and 2.4 km (1.5 mi) wide. The topography comprises gently-rolling glacial till, with relatively fertile soil.[3] As late as 1880 the island had a resident population of around 450, mainly engaged in fishing and small-scale farming, but today the population has reduced to approximately 30 people.[1][4][5] Previously home to Whiddy Island Naval Air Station, the island is noted for its oil terminal facilities – and the related Whiddy Island Disaster.
- ^ a b Population of Inhabited Islands Off the Coast (Report). Central Statistics Office. 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ "Placenames Database of Ireland". Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- ^ A Topological Dictionary of Ireland. Samuel Lewis. 1837 – via libraryireland.com.
immediately in front of [Bantry House] is the undulating and fertile island of Whiddy, formerly a deer park, but now converted into valuable farms
- ^ "Discover Ireland (Official Website of Irish Tourism) – Offshore Islands – Whiddy Island". Discoverireland.ie. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
- ^ "Islands – Change in Population 1841 – 2011". Irishislands.info (Census data). Retrieved 9 September 2013.