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Eighter Island

Coordinates: 54°59′30″N 8°28′27″W / 54.99167°N 8.47417°W / 54.99167; -8.47417
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Eighter Island
Native name:
An tÍochtar[1]
View of the NW end of Eighter Island
Eighter Island is located in island of Ireland
Eighter Island
Eighter Island
Geography
LocationAtlantic Ocean
Coordinates54°59′30″N 8°28′27″W / 54.99167°N 8.47417°W / 54.99167; -8.47417
Area0.24 km2 (0.093 sq mi)[2]
Administration
ProvinceUlster
CountyDonegal
Demographics
Population0 (2011)

Eighter Island (Irish: An tÍochtar) is a small island and a townland[2] off the coast of County Donegal, Ireland. The closest town on the mainland is Burtonport.

Geography

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The island is located around one km east of Arranmore and North-West of Inishcoo, another small island divided by narrow channels from Rutland and the mainland. A footbridge connects the two islets, both known for pleasant sandbeaches.[3] The inner part of Eighter Island is mainly rocky and the most convenient landing sites are in the southern part of it.[4]

History

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A small community used to live on Eighter Island in the first part of the 20th century,[5][6] but today the island is uninhabited. Some of the old houses are used as holiday homes, mostly concentrated in the south-eastern part of the island.[4]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
184159—    
185157−3.4%
186139−31.6%
187129−25.6%
188134+17.2%
189135+2.9%
190143+22.9%
191140−7.0%
YearPop.±%
192624−40.0%
193617−29.2%
194615−11.8%
195114−6.7%
195617+21.4%
19615−70.6%
19660−100.0%
197100.00%
YearPop.±%
197900.00%
198100.00%
198600.00%
199100.00%
199600.00%
200200.00%
200600.00%
Source: Central Statistics Office. "CNA17: Population by Off Shore Island, Sex and Year". CSO.ie. Retrieved 12 October 2016.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "An tÍochtar/Eighter Island". Placenames Database of Ireland. Dublin City University. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  2. ^ a b 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. 433. ISBN 9780806310527. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  3. ^ "The house". www.inishcoo.com. Archived from the original on 28 April 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  4. ^ a b David Walsh (2004). Oileáin: a guide to the Irish islands. Pesda Press. p. 188. ISBN 9780953195695. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  5. ^ Lindel Buckley. "1901 Census Eighter Island, Templecrone, Co Donegal". Donegal Genealogy Resources. Archived from the original on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  6. ^ Lindel Buckley. "1911 Census Eighter Island, Templecrone, Co Donegal". Donegal Genealogy Resources. Archived from the original on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
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Media related to Eighter Island at Wikimedia Commons

Heading to Aranmore passing Eighter to the SW