Eighter Island

Eighter Island

Native name: An tÍochtar[1]
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°WCoordinates: 54°59′30″N 8°28′27″W / 54.99167°N 8.47417°W
Area	0.24 km^2 (0.093 sq mi)[2]
Administration
Ireland
Province	Ulster
County	Donegal
Demographics
Population	0 (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

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 foothbridge 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

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
Year Pop. ±% 1841 59 —     1851 57 −3.4% 1861 39 −31.6% 1871 29 −25.6% 1881 34 +17.2% 1891 35 +2.9% 1901 43 +22.9% 1911 40 −7.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1926 24 −40.0% 1936 17 −29.2% 1946 15 −11.8% 1951 14 −6.7% 1956 17 +21.4% 1961 5 −70.6% 1966 0 −100.0% 1971 0 +nan%	Year Pop. ±% 1979 0 +nan% 1981 0 +nan% 1986 0 +nan% 1991 0 +nan% 1996 0 +nan% 2002 0 +nan% 2006 0 +nan%
Source: Central Statistics Office. "CNA17: Population by Off Shore Island, Sex and Year". CSO.ie. Retrieved October 12, 2016.

See also

• List of islands of Ireland

References

1. "An tÍochtar/Eighter Island". Placenames Database of Ireland. Dublin City University. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
2. 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. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
3. "The house". www.inishcoo.com. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
4. David Walsh (2004). Oileáin: a guide to the Irish islands. Pesda Press. p. 188. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
5. Lindel Buckley. "1901 Census Eighter Island, Templecrone, Co Donegal". Donegal Genealogy Resources. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
6. Lindel Buckley. "1911 Census Eighter Island, Templecrone, Co Donegal". Donegal Genealogy Resources. Retrieved April 12, 2016.

External links

Media related to Eighter Island at Wikimedia Commons

• Some data about the island

Heading to Aranmore passing Eighter to the SW