Native name: Daighinis | |
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  Dinish Island | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Atlantic Ocean |
| Coordinates | 53°15′43″N 9°45′14″W / 53.262°N 9.754°W |
| Area | 0,182,109 km2 (70,313 sq mi)[1] |
| Highest elevation | 40 m (130 ft)[1] |
| Administration | |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | Galway |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 (2006) |
Dinish, (Irish: Daighinis), is a small island on the coast of Connemara in County Galway, Ireland.
Geography
The island is connected to the island of Lettermullen and is part of a group of islands collectively known as Ceantar na nOileán.[2] The island has no permanent population and is not connected via a bridge, however access is possible via boat or on foot at low tide.
History
The island has had a permanent population in recent history with a population of nine families in 1911.[3]
Dinish is mentioned in the essay "In Connemara" by John Millington Synge.
It was owned in the 1950's and 1960's by Dr Alfred Thompson Schofield, surgeon and author of "Scientific Diets for African Children"[4] (1936) and a prominent missionary for the Church Missionary Society (Uganda).
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References
- 1 2 Ordnance Survey Ireland's 19th-century 6" maps
- ↑ "South Connemara Islands". Irelandbyways.com. 27 March 2007. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
- ↑ "National Archives: Census of Ireland 1911". The National Archives of Ireland. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
- ↑ "CAB Direct". www.cabdirect.org. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
