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Deenish Island
Native name: Duínis
Deenish Island's north shore from a yacht
Deenish Island Deenish Island (Ireland)
Geography
Location	Atlantic Ocean
Coordinates	51°44′13″N 10°13′13″W / 51.7370°N 10.2203°W / 51.7370; -10.2203
Area	0.49 km² (0.19 sq mi)
Highest elevation	144 m (472 ft)
Administration
Ireland
Province	Munster
County	Kerry
Demographics
Population	0 (2011)
Pop. density	0/km² (0/sq mi)

Deenish Island (Irish: Duínis^[1]) is an island of the Atlantic Ocean belonging to County Kerry, Ireland.

Geography

The island is 122 acres; its highest hill is at 144 m.^[2] It's located in the Atlantic Ocean at around 1 km from Scariff Island^[1] and 6.1 km from Hogs Head, on the mainland.^[3]

History

In 1837 on Deenish (which at that time was called Dinish) resided three families who mainly lived on the cattle which grazed on the island.^[4] 1911 census still reported six people living on the island.^[1]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1841	11	—
1851	8	−27.3%
1861	7	−12.5%
1871	7	+0.0%
1881	7	+0.0%
1891	9	+28.6%
1901	9	+0.0%
1911	4	−55.6%

Year	Pop.	±%
1926	4	+0.0%
1936	8	+100.0%
1946	6	−25.0%
1951	5	−16.7%
1956	6	+20.0%
1961	10	+66.7%
1966	14	+40.0%
1971	6	−57.1%

Year	Pop.	±%
1979	5	−16.7%
1981	6	+20.0%
1986	6	+0.0%
1991	5	−16.7%
1996	0	−100.0%
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

^ ^a ^b ^c "Duínis". St. Cronan's School. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
^ "Dunkerron Mountains Area - Deenish Island Hill". MountainViews. Ordnance Survey Ireland. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
^ "Traveling Luck for Hogs Head, Kerry, Ireland". travelingluck.com. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
^ Samuel Lewis (1837). A TOPOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY OF IRELAND. S. LEWIS & Co. Retrieved 19 May 2015 – via libraryireland.com.

External links

Media related to Deenish Island at Wikimedia Commons

Scariff and Deenish, page on irishislands.info
The island page on iscoverireland.ie

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