Inchydoney

Coordinates: 51°36′07″N 8°52′34″W / 51.602°N 8.876°W

Inchydoney

Native name: <span class="nickname" ">Inse Duine
Inchydoney Island Beach
Inchydoney Location in Ireland
Geography
Location	Clonakilty Harbour
Coordinates	51°36′07″N 8°52′34″W / 51.60194°N 8.87611°W
Administration
Ireland
County	County Cork
Demographics
Ethnic groups	Irish

Inchydoney (from Irish: Inse Duine)^[1] (often misspelled Inchadoney ^[2]) is a small island, long connected to the mainland by two causeways, in West Cork, Ireland. The nearest town is Clonakilty. It has a Blue Flag beach.^[3]

History

In 1584, the island, having been escheated to the Crown, was granted by Queen Elizabeth I of England to the Church of Ireland Bishop of Ross. After the Battle of Clonakilty in 1642, 600 of the Irish forces fled towards the island to take refuge; but with the tide setting in at the time, they all drowned before they could reach it.^[3]

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% 1841 235 —     1851 136 −42.1% 1861 101 −25.7% 1871 79 −21.8% 1881 85 +7.6% 1891 45 −47.1% 1901 37 −17.8% 1911 36 −2.7%	Year Pop. ±% 1926 53 +47.2% 1936 64 +20.8% 1946 73 +14.1% 1951 62 −15.1% 1956 62 +0.0% 1961 63 +1.6% 1966 65 +3.2% 1971 59 −9.2%	Year Pop. ±% 1979 114 +93.2% 1981 89 −21.9% 1986 106 +19.1% 1991 109 +2.8% 1996 102 −6.4% 2002 134 +31.4% 2006 193 +44.0%
Source: Central Statistics Office. "CNA17: Population by Off Shore Island, Sex and Year". CSO.ie. Retrieved October 12, 2016.

Tourism

Inchydoney is a popular tourist destination. There are two beaches, one either side of the Virgin Mary headland. In Summer there is a lifeguard station on the headland for three months.

References

1. Placenames Database of Ireland
3. "Inchydoney, West Cork". Inchydoney.net. Retrieved 2007-09-17.

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