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Inishnee
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Location in island of Ireland
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Geography |
Location |
Atlantic Ocean (Roundstone Bay) |
Coordinates |
53°23′56″N 9°53′49″W / 53.399°N 9.897°W / 53.399; -9.897 |
Administration |
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Province |
Connacht |
County |
Galway |
Demographics |
Population |
43 (2011) |
Inishnee (Irish: Inis Ní) is a small island off the shore of Ireland, in Roundstone Bay near the village of Roundstone in Connemara in County Galway. The island is equipped with a lighthouse. As of 2011[update], it had a population of 43.
Demographics
The table below shows data on Inishnee's population taken from Discover the Islands of Ireland (Alex Ritsema, Collins Press, 1999) and the Census of Ireland.
Historical population |
Year |
Pop. |
±% |
1841 |
455 |
— |
1851 |
21 |
−95.4% |
1861 |
300 |
+1328.6% |
1871 |
409 |
+36.3% |
1881 |
387 |
−5.4% |
1891 |
324 |
−16.3% |
1901 |
323 |
−0.3% |
1911 |
271 |
−16.1% |
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Year |
Pop. |
±% |
1926 |
174 |
−35.8% |
1936 |
161 |
−7.5% |
1946 |
168 |
+4.3% |
1951 |
145 |
−13.7% |
1956 |
141 |
−2.8% |
1961 |
116 |
−17.7% |
1966 |
100 |
−13.8% |
1971 |
79 |
−21.0% |
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Year |
Pop. |
±% |
1979 |
83 |
+5.1% |
1981 |
86 |
+3.6% |
1986 |
74 |
−14.0% |
1991 |
47 |
−36.5% |
1996 |
33 |
−29.8% |
2002 |
24 |
−27.3% |
2006 |
28 |
+16.7% |
2011 |
43 |
+53.6% |
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