Inishtooskert Explained

Inishtooskert
Map:island of Ireland
Native Name:Inis Tuaisceart
Native Name Link:Irish language
Location:Atlantic Ocean
Coordinates:52.1305°N -10.5783°W
Archipelago:Blasket Islands
Area Acre:241
Area Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:226
Country:Ireland
Country Admin Divisions Title:Province
Country Admin Divisions:Munster
Country Admin Divisions Title 1:County
Country Admin Divisions 1:Kerry
Population:0

Inishtooskert (sometimes spelled Inishtooshkert[2]) (Inis Tuaisceart in Irish) is the northernmost of the Blasket Islands, County Kerry, Ireland.

Etymology

The Irish name means "northern island" and the English name is a phonetic spelling of the Irish name. The island is also known as An Fear Marbh (the dead man) or the sleeping giant due to its appearance when seen from the east (as in the photograph).[3]

Nature

Inishtooskert holds important seabird colonies, as well as extensive ruins of ancient stone buildings.

Of particular note is the colony of European storm-petrels. With over 27,000 pairs in 2000 (Seabird 2000 survey), this is the largest colony in Ireland.

In culture

The island appears frequently in David Lean's 1970 film Ryan's Daughter.

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.townlands.ie/kerry/corkaguiny/dun-chaoin/toghroinn-ceantair-dun-chaoin/inishtooskert/ Townlands.ie - Inishtooskert
  2. http://www.shimajournal.org/issues/v7n1/h.-Lucchitti-Shima-v7n1-96-105.pdf Shima Journal
  3. Web site: The Islands of Ireland: Dead man's island . The Irish Examiner . 2 April 2018 . 5 December 2021.