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Eighter Island

54°59′30″N 8°28′27″W / 54.99167°N 8.47417°W / 54.99167; -8.47417Area0.24 km² (0.093 sq mi)^[2]Administration

Ireland

ProvinceUlsterCountyDonegalDemographicsPopulation0 (2011)

Eighter Island (Irish: An tÍochtar) is a small island and a townland^[2] off the coast of County Donegal, Ireland. The closest town on the mainland is Burtonport.

Geography

The island is located around one km east of Arranmore and North-West of Inishcoo, another small island divided by narrow channels from Rutland and the mainland. A footbridge connects the two islets, both known for pleasant sandbeaches.^[3] The inner part of Eighter Island is mainly rocky and the most convenient landing sites are in the southern part of it.^[4]

History

A small community used to live on Eighter Island in the first part of the 20th century,^[5]^[6] but today the island is uninhabited. Some of the old houses are used as holiday homes, mostly concentrated in the south-eastern part of the island.^[4]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1841	59	—
1851	57	−3.4%
1861	39	−31.6%
1871	29	−25.6%
1881	34	+17.2%
1891	35	+2.9%
1901	43	+22.9%
1911	40	−7.0%

Year	Pop.	±%
1926	24	−40.0%
1936	17	−29.2%
1946	15	−11.8%
1951	14	−6.7%
1956	17	+21.4%
1961	5	−70.6%
1966	0	−100.0%
1971	0	0.00%

Year	Pop.	±%
1979	0	0.00%
1981	0	0.00%
1986	0	0.00%
1991	0	0.00%
1996	0	0.00%
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.

References

^ "An tÍochtar/Eighter Island". Placenames Database of Ireland. Dublin City University. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
^ ^a ^b General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns, Parishes, and Baronies of Ireland: Based on the Census of Ireland for the Year 1851. Genealogical Publishing Com. 1861. p. 433. ISBN 9780806310527. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
^ "The house". www.inishcoo.com. Archived from the original on 28 April 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
^ ^a ^b David Walsh (2004). Oileáin: a guide to the Irish islands. Pesda Press. p. 188. ISBN 9780953195695. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
^ Lindel Buckley. "1901 Census Eighter Island, Templecrone, Co Donegal". Donegal Genealogy Resources. Archived from the original on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
^ Lindel Buckley. "1911 Census Eighter Island, Templecrone, Co Donegal". Donegal Genealogy Resources. Archived from the original on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2016.