Inishloe
Native name:
Inis Lua
Inishloe is located in island of Ireland
Inishloe
Inishloe
Geography
LocationRiver Fergus
Coordinates52°40′37″N 9°01′12″W / 52.67694°N 9.02000°W / 52.67694; -9.02000
Area0.52 km2 (0.20 sq mi)
Administration
ProvinceMunster
CountyClare
Demographics
Population0

Inishloe or Low Island (Gaeilge: Inis Lua[1]) is an uninhabited island in the River Fergus and townland in the Kildysart parish of County Clare, Ireland.

Geography

The island's surface area is 52.68 hectares (130 acres).[2]

Demographics

It has been uninhabited since 1976[3] however the 1901 census showed 43 inhabitants[4] which reduced to 32 in 1911.[5]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1841114    
185193−18.4%
186196+3.2%
187191−5.2%
188155−39.6%
189143−21.8%
190143+0.0%
191132−25.6%
YearPop.±%
192628−12.5%
193623−17.9%
194627+17.4%
195114−48.1%
195610−28.6%
19619−10.0%
19667−22.2%
19713−57.1%
YearPop.±%
19790−100.0%
198100.00%
198600.00%
199100.00%
199600.00%
200200.00%
200600.00%
2011 00.00%
Source: Central Statistics Office. "CNA17: Population by Off Shore Island, Sex and Year". CSO.ie. Retrieved 12 October 2016.

The table reports data taken from Discover the Islands of Ireland (Alex Ritsema, Collins Press, 1999) and the Census of Ireland.

References

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