Dinish Island

Native name:

Daighinis

Dinish Island

Geography
Location| Atlantic Ocean
Coordinates| 53°15′43″N 9°45′14″W﻿ / ﻿53.262°N 9.754°W﻿ / 53.262; -9.754
Area| 0,182,109 km2 (70,313 sq mi)[1]
Highest elevation| 40 m (130 ft)[1]
Administration

Ireland

Province| Connacht
County| Galway
Demographics
Population| 0 (2006)

Dinish, (Irish: Daighinis), is a small island on the coast of Connemara in County Galway, Ireland.

## Geography

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The island is connected to the island of Lettermullen and is part of a group of islands collectively known as Ceantar na nOileán.[2] The island has no permanent population and is not connected via a bridge, however access is possible via boat or on foot at low tide.[citation needed]

## History

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The island has had a permanent population in recent history with a population of nine families in 1911.[3]

Dinish is mentioned in the essay "In Connemara" by John Millington Synge.[citation needed]

It was owned in the 1950s and 1960s by Dr Alfred Thompson Schofield, surgeon and author of "Scientific Diets for African Children"[4] (1936) and a prominent missionary for the Church Missionary Society (Uganda).

Historical population| Year| Pop.| ±%

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1841| 59| —
1851| 60| +1.7%
1861| 75| +25.0%
1871| 64| −14.7%
1881| 74| +15.6%
1891| 50| −32.4%
1901| 56| +12.0%
1911| 52| −7.1%
| Year| Pop.| ±%

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1926| 25| −51.9%
1936| 27| +8.0%
1946| 43| +59.3%
1951| 35| −18.6%
1956| 29| −17.1%
1961| 19| −34.5%
1966| 14| −26.3%
1971| 12| −14.3%
| Year| Pop.| ±%

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1979| 3| −75.0%
1981| 3| +0.0%
1986| 1| −66.7%
1991| 0| −100.0%
1996| 0| 0.00%
2002| 0| 0.00%
2006| 0| 0.00%
Source: Central Statistics Office. "CNA17: Population by Off Shore Island, Sex and Year". CSO.ie. Retrieved 12 October 2016.

## References

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1. ^ a b Ordnance Survey Ireland's 19th-century 6" maps
2. ^ "South Connemara Islands". Irelandbyways.com. 27 March 2007. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
3. ^ "National Archives: Census of Ireland 1911". The National Archives of Ireland. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
4. ^ "CAB Direct". www.cabdirect.org. Retrieved 5 July 2021.

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Towns|

* Athenry
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* Attymon
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* Maam Cross
* Meelick
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* Oldthort
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* Tiaquin Demesne

Baronies|

* Aran
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Islands|

* Ardoileán
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* Eddy
* Gorumna
* Illauneeragh
* Illauneeragh West
* Inchaghaun
* Inchamakinna
* Inishbarra
* Inisheer
* Inisheltia
* Inishmaan
* Inishark
* Inishmore
* Inishbofin
* Inishnee
* Inishtravin
* Inishturk South
* Mason
* Mutton
* Omey
* Turbot
* White Goat

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