Deenish Island
51°44′13″N 10°13′13″W / 51.7370°N 10.2203°W / 51.7370; -10.2203
Ireland
Deenish Island (Irish: Duínis[1]) is an island of the Atlantic Ocean belonging to County Kerry, Ireland.
Geography
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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]
Central Statistics Office. "CNA17: Population by Off Shore Island, Sex and Year". CSO.ie. Retrieved 12 October 2016.See also
References
- ^ a b c "Duínis". St. Cronan's School. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ^ "Dunkerron Mountains Area - Deenish Island Hill". MountainViews. Ordnance Survey Ireland. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ^ "Traveling Luck for Hogs Head, Kerry, Ireland". travelingluck.com. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ Samuel Lewis (1837). A TOPOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY OF IRELAND. S. LEWIS & Co. Retrieved 19 May 2015 – via libraryireland.com.
External links
Media related to Deenish Island at Wikimedia Commons
- Scariff and Deenish, page on irishislands.info
- The island page on iscoverireland.ie
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Places in County Kerry
County town: Tralee
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