Collanmore Island

Collanmore Island
Native name: <span class="nickname" ">Collainn Mhó
Collanmore Island (Ireland)
Geography
Location Atlantic Ocean
Coordinates 53°49′22″N 9°39′46″W / 53.8226431°N 9.6628268°WCoordinates: 53°49′22″N 9°39′46″W / 53.8226431°N 9.6628268°W
Country
Province Connacht
County Mayo
Demographics
Population 4 (as of 2011)

Collanmore Island (from Irish: Collainn Mhór) is an island in Clew Bay, County Mayo, Ireland.

Features

One of the bigger islands in the bay, Collanmore was a base of Les Glénans, a non-profit sailing school. The base taught dinghy and catamaran sailing and sail-boarding. Collanmore enjoys magnificent views of Croagh Patrick and the bay. It is accessed by boat from Rosmoney pier, a few kilometres from Westport, County Mayo. In 2011 there were 4 registered inhabitants of Collanmore Island.

Demographics

The table below reports data on Collanmore's population taken from Discover the Islands of Ireland (Alex Ritsema, Collins Press, 1999) and the Census of Ireland.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1841 213    
1851 215+0.9%
1901 59−72.6%
1951 19−67.8%
YearPop.±%
1996 0−100.0%
2002 3+inf%
2006 18+500.0%
2011 4−77.8%
Source: John Chambers. "Islands - Change in Population 1841 - 2011". irishislands.info. Retrieved April 10, 2015.