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Inishloe
Native name:
Inis Lua
Inishloe is located in island of Ireland
Inishloe
Inishloe
Location in island of Ireland
Geography
Location River Fergus
Coordinates 52°40′37″N 9°01′12″W / 52.67694°N 9.02000°W / 52.67694; -9.02000
Area 0.52 km2 (0.20 sq mi)
Administration
Province Munster
County Clare
Demographics
Population 0

Inishloe or Low Island (Gaeilge: Inis Lua) is an uninhabited island in the River Fergus and townland in the Kildysart parish of County Clare, Ireland.

Geography

The island's surface area is 52.68 hectares (130 acres).

Demographics

It has been uninhabited since 1976 however the 1901 census showed 43 inhabitants which reduced to 32 in 1911.

Historical population
Year Pop. ±%
1841 114 —    
1851 93 −18.4%
1861 96 +3.2%
1871 91 −5.2%
1881 55 −39.6%
1891 43 −21.8%
1901 43 +0.0%
1911 32 −25.6%
Year Pop. ±%
1926 28 −12.5%
1936 23 −17.9%
1946 27 +17.4%
1951 14 −48.1%
1956 10 −28.6%
1961 9 −10.0%
1966 7 −22.2%
1971 3 −57.1%
Year Pop. ±%
1979 0 −100.0%
1981 0 0.00%
1986 0 0.00%
1991 0 0.00%
1996 0 0.00%
2002 0 0.00%
2006 0 0.00%
2011 0 0.00%
Source:

The table reports data taken from Discover the Islands of Ireland (Alex Ritsema, Collins Press, 1999) and the Census of Ireland.

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