Deenish Island

51°44′13″N 10°13′13″W / 51.7370°N 10.2203°W / 51.7370; -10.2203Area0.49 km² (0.19 sq mi)Highest elevation144 m (472 ft)AdministrationProvinceMunsterCountyKerryDemographicsPopulation0 (2011)Pop. density0/km² (0/sq mi)

Deenish Island (Irish: Duínis^[1]) is an island of the Atlantic Ocean belonging to County Kerry, Ireland.

Geography

The island is 122 acres; its highest hill is at 144 m.^[2] It's located in the Atlantic Ocean at around 1 km from Scariff Island^[1] and 6.1 km from Hogs Head, on the mainland.^[3]

History

In 1837 on Deenish (which at that time was called Dinish) resided three families who mainly lived on the cattle which grazed on the island.^[4] 1911 census still reported six people living on the island.^[1]

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1841 11 —     1851 8 −27.3% 1861 7 −12.5% 1871 7 +0.0% 1881 7 +0.0% 1891 9 +28.6% 1901 9 +0.0% 1911 4 −55.6%	Year Pop. ±% 1926 4 +0.0% 1936 8 +100.0% 1946 6 −25.0% 1951 5 −16.7% 1956 6 +20.0% 1961 10 +66.7% 1966 14 +40.0% 1971 6 −57.1%	Year Pop. ±% 1979 5 −16.7% 1981 6 +20.0% 1986 6 +0.0% 1991 5 −16.7% 1996 0 −100.0% 2002 0 0.00% 2006 0 0.00%
Source: Central Statistics Office. "CNA17: Population by Off Shore Island, Sex and Year". CSO.ie. Retrieved 12 October 2016.

See also

• List of islands of Ireland

References

External links

Media related to Deenish Island at Wikimedia Commons

• Scariff and Deenish, page on irishislands.info
• The island page on iscoverireland.ie