Inishbofin, County Donegal Explained

Inishbofin
Map:island of Ireland
Pushpin Label Position:left
Native Name:Inis Bó Finne
Native Name Link:Irish language
Location:Atlantic Ocean
Coordinates:55.1731°N -8.1689°W
Area Km2:1.2
Country:Ireland
Country Admin Divisions Title:Province
Country Admin Divisions:Ulster
Country Admin Divisions Title 1:County
Country Admin Divisions 1:Donegal
Population:16
Population As Of:2022
Population Footnotes:[1]

Inishbofin ([2]), also Inishbofinne, is an island and townland off the coast of Machaire Uí Rabhartaigh (Magheraroarty), County Donegal, Ireland.

Geography

The island is a 120-hectare (300 acre) land mass, with an economy traditionally based on fishing and farming. Irish is spoken routinely. There are no pubs or shops on the island. There is a boat service to and from it but no regular ferry.

It is the largest of a small group of islands; the others, Inis Dúiche and Inis Beag, lie to the north and are uninhabited.

Demographics

In 100 years Inishbofin's population dropped from 166 (1911) to 16 (2022).

The table reports data taken from Discover the Islands of Ireland (Alex Ritsema, Collins Press, 1999) and the Census of Ireland. Census data in Ireland before 1841 were not complete and/or reliable.

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Notes and References

  1. Population of Inhabited Islands Off the Coast. Central Statistics Office. 2023 . 29 June 2023.
  2. Web site: Inis Bó Finne/Inishbofin . Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie) . 23 June 2023.