Deenish Island
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| Native name: Duínis | |
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| File:Deenish Island off Derrynane - geograph.org.uk - 505900.jpg
Deenish Island's north shore from a yacht
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 Deenish Island (Ireland)
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| Geography | |
| Location | Atlantic Ocean |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Area | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
| Highest elevation | 144 m (472 ft) |
| Country | |
| Province | Munster |
| County | Kerry |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 (as of 2011) |
| Density | 0 /km2 (0 /sq mi) |
Deenish Island (Irish: Duínis[1]) is an island of the Atlantic Ocean belonging to County Kerry, Ireland.
Geography
File:Scariff and Deenish Islands 12282959374 o.jpg
Deenish (left) and Scariff islands from the mainland
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]
See also
References
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- Scariff and Deenish, page on irishislands.info
- The island page on iscoverireland.ie
