Inishsirrer () is a small island and a

townland A townland ( ga, baile fearainn; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a small geographical division of land, historically and currently used in Ireland and in the Western Isles in Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of Gaelic orig ...

off the coast of

Gweedore Gweedore ( ; officially known by its Irish language name, ) is an Irish-speaking district and parish located on the Atlantic coast of County Donegal in the north-west of Ireland. Gweedore stretches some from Glasserchoo in the north to Crolly ...

County Donegal County Donegal ( ; ga, Contae Dhún na nGall) is a county of Ireland in the province of Ulster and in the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the town of Donegal in the south of the county. It has also been known as County Tyrconn ...

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

Geography

Inishsirrer is around off the coast of Gweedore, not faraway from

Inishmeane Inishmeane () is a small island and a townland off the coast of Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland and was once home to a vibrant fishing community. The island has been unpopulated for decades but in recent years some people have started to retur ...

. It is around long and wide. Near the northern tip of the island there is a sandy bay that can be used for anchoring boats.

History

A small community used to live on Inishsirrer in the first part of the 20th century, but today the island is uninhabited and its old buildings are mostly ruined.

Fishing

Inishsirrer was known as a good spot for

lobster Lobsters are a family (Nephropidae, synonym Homaridae) of marine crustaceans. They have long bodies with muscular tails and live in crevices or burrows on the sea floor. Three of their five pairs of legs have claws, including the first pair, ...

fishing.

References

Image gallery

File:Inishsirrer, Co Donegal - geograph.org.uk - 242666.jpg, Old buildings File:Inishsirrer_Island_-_View_across_Gweedore_Bay_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1179424.jpg, View from a beach near Glassagh File:Jetty at Inishsirrer, Co Donegal - geograph.org.uk - 242670.jpg, A jetty on the island File:Inishsirrer, Co Donegal - geograph.org.uk - 242668.jpg, The deserted village

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