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Inishcoo

Native name: Inis Cú
View of the NW end of Inishcoo
Inishcoo
Geography
Location	Atlantic Ocean
Coordinates	54°59′13″N 8°27′50″W / 54.98694°N 8.46389°W / 54.98694; -8.46389
Area	0.50 km (0.19 sq mi)
Administration
Ireland
Province	Ulster
County	Donegal

Inishcoo (Irish: Inis Cú) is a small island and a townland off the coast of County Donegal, Ireland. The closest town on the mainland is Burtonport.

Geography

The island is located around 1.5 km East of Arranmore and South-West of the small island of Eighter. A footbridge connects the two islets, both known for pleasant sandbeaches. The inner part of Inishcoo is mainly rocky (granite) and bears a small lake.

History

A small community used to live on Inishcoo in the first part of the 20th century. Some of the old houses are used as holiday homes; the biggest is a former coast-guard building in the south-western part of the island.

References

1. ^ "Inishcoo Townland, Co. Donegal". www.townlands.ie. Cóipcheart Townlands.ie. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
2. "Inis Cú". Placenames Database of Ireland. Dublin City University. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
3. "The house". www.inishcoo.com. Archived from the original on 28 April 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
4. ^ Walsh, David (2004). Oileáin: a guide to the Irish islands. Pesda Press. pp. 187–188. ISBN 9780953195695. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
5. Buckley, Lindel. "1901 Census Inishcoo Island, Templecrone". Donegal Genealogy Resources. Archived from the original on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
6. Buckley, Lindel. "1911 Census Inishcoo Island, Templecrone". Donegal Genealogy Resources. Archived from the original on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2021.

Photo gallery

• A derelict building on Inishcoo
• Another house as seen from the Arranmore ferry
• The channel dividing Rutland from Inishcoo (on the left)

See also

[REDACTED] Media related to Inishcoo at Wikimedia Commons

• List of islands of Ireland

v t e Places in County Donegal
County town: Lifford
Towns	Ballybofey Ballyshannon Buncrana Bundoran Carndonagh Castlefin Donegal Town Dungloe Falcarragh Glenties Killybegs Letterkenny Lifford Ramelton Stranorlar
Villages	Annagry Ardara Ballindrait Ballintra Ballyliffin Bridgend Bruckless Burnfoot Burtonport Carrick Carrigans Carrigart Churchill Cloghan Clonmany Convoy Cranford Creeslough Crolly Culdaff Doochary Downings Drumkeen Dunfanaghy Dunkineely Dunlewey Fahan Fintown Frosses Glen Glencolmcille Greencastle Inver Kerrykeel Kilcar Killea Killygordon Kilmacrennan Laghy Leabgarrow Lettermacaward Loughanure Malin Malin Beg Manorcunningham Meenlaragh Milford Mountcharles Moville Muff Narin Newtowncunningham Pettigo Porthall Portnablagh Quigley's Point Raphoe Rathmullan Redcastle Rossnowlagh Shrove St Johnston Teelin Termon
Townlands	Ardagh Bunbeg Carnamoyle Castleforward Demesne Clonglash Derrybeg Drumardagh Drumrainy Gartan Gortahork Kilclooney More Kincasslagh Magheroarty Meenagolan Mullaghduff Portsalon Ranafast Urris
Islands	Arranmore Cruit Eighter Glashedy Gola Inch Inishbofin Inishcoo Inishdooey Inishfree Inishkeel Inishmeane Inishsirrer Inishtrahull Owey Rathlin O'Birne Rotten Rutland Tory
Other regions	Cloughaneely Fanad Gweedore Inishowen The Rosses
List of townlands in County Donegal Category:Mountains and hills of County Donegal Category:Rivers of County Donegal Category:Geography of County Donegal

• Islands of County Donegal
• Townlands of County Donegal