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.
Native name: An tÍochtar[1] | |
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 View of the NW end of Eighter Island | |
  Eighter Island | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Atlantic Ocean |
| Coordinates | 54°59′30″N 8°28′27″W / 54.99167°N 8.47417°W |
| Area | 0.24 km2 (0.093 sq mi)[2] |
| Administration | |
| Province | Ulster |
| County | Donegal |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 (2011) |
Geography edit
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 edit
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]
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| Source: Central Statistics Office. "CNA17: Population by Off Shore Island, Sex and Year". CSO.ie. Retrieved 12 October 2016. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "An tÍochtar/Eighter Island". Placenames Database of Ireland. Dublin City University. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "The house". www.inishcoo.com. Archived from the original on 28 April 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ^ a b David Walsh (2004). Oileáin: a guide to the Irish islands. Pesda Press. p. 188. ISBN 9780953195695. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ^ Lindel Buckley. "1901 Census Eighter Island, Templecrone, Co Donegal". Donegal Genealogy Resources. Archived from the original on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ^ Lindel Buckley. "1911 Census Eighter Island, Templecrone, Co Donegal". Donegal Genealogy Resources. Archived from the original on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
External links edit
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