Eighter Island Explained
| Eighter Island |
| Native Name: | An tÍochtar[1] |
| Native Name Link: | Irish language |
| Native Name Lang: | Irish language |
| Map: | island of Ireland |
| Location: | Atlantic Ocean |
| Coordinates: | 54.9917°N -8.4742°W |
| Area Km2: | 0.24 |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Country: | Ireland |
| Country Admin Divisions Title: | Province |
| Country Admin Divisions: | Ulster |
| Country Admin Divisions Title 1: | County |
| Country Admin Divisions 1: | Donegal |
| Population: | 0 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
Eighter Island is a small island and a townland 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.
History
A small community used to live on Eighter Island in the first part of the 20th century,[4] [5] 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.[6]
See also
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Notes and References
- Web site: An tÍochtar/Eighter Island . . Placenames Database of Ireland . . 12 April 2016.
- Book: General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns, Parishes, and Baronies of Ireland: Based on the Census of Ireland for the Year 1851 . 433 . Genealogical Publishing Com . 1861 . 9780806310527 . 12 April 2016.
- Web site: www.inishcoo.com . The house . 12 April 2016 . 28 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160428043338/http://www.inishcoo.com/the-house/ . dead .
- Web site: 1901 Census Eighter Island, Templecrone, Co Donegal . Lindel Buckley . Donegal Genealogy Resources . 12 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160423101831/http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~donegal/1901eighter.htm . 23 April 2016 . dead .
- Web site: 1911 Census Eighter Island, Templecrone, Co Donegal . Lindel Buckley . Donegal Genealogy Resources . 12 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160423112115/http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~donegal/1911eighter.htm#Owen%20ODonnell . 23 April 2016 . dead .
- Book: Oileáin: a guide to the Irish islands . 188 . David Walsh . Pesda Press . 2004 . 9780953195695 . 12 April 2016.
