Collanmore Island
Native name:
Collainn Mhó
Collanmore Island is located in island of Ireland
Collanmore Island
Collanmore Island
Collanmore Island (Ireland)
Geography
LocationAtlantic Ocean
Coordinates53°49′59″N 9°37′59″W / 53.833°N 9.633°W / 53.833; -9.633
Administration
ProvinceConnacht
CountyMayo
Demographics
Population5 (2022)[1]

Collanmore Island (from Irish: Collainn Mhór) is an island in Clew Bay, County Mayo, Ireland.

Features

One of the bigger islands in the bay, Collanmore was a base of Les Glénans, a non-profit sailing school. The base taught dinghy and catamaran sailing and sail-boarding. From Collanmore there are views of Croagh Patrick and the bay. It is accessed by boat from Rosmoney pier, a few kilometres from Westport, County Mayo. In 2022 there were 5 registered inhabitants of Collanmore Island.[1]

Demographics

The table below reports data on Collanmore's population taken from Discover the Islands of Ireland (Alex Ritsema, Collins Press, 1999) and the Census of Ireland.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1841213    
1851215+0.9%
186163−70.7%
187153−15.9%
188159+11.3%
189169+16.9%
190159−14.5%
191139−33.9%
192621−46.2%
YearPop.±%
193625+19.0%
194617−32.0%
195119+11.8%
195615−21.1%
19616−60.0%
19660−100.0%
197100.00%
197900.00%
198100.00%
YearPop.±%
198600.00%
19915    
19960−100.0%
20023    
200618+500.0%
2011 4−77.8%
20167+75.0%
20225−28.6%
Source: Central Statistics Office. "CNA17: Population by Off Shore Island, Sex and Year". CSO.ie. Retrieved 12 October 2016.

References

  1. 1 2 Population of Inhabited Islands Off the Coast (Report). Central Statistics Office. 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.


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