Inishloe

Inishloe

Native name: Inis Lua
Location within island of Ireland
Geography
Location	River Fergus
Coordinates	52°40′37″N 9°01′12″W
Area	0.52 km2 (0.20 sq mi)
Administration
Ireland
Province	Munster
County	Clare
Demographics
Population	0

Inishloe or Low Island (Gaeilge: Inis Lua) is an uninhabited island in the River Fergus and townland in the Kildysart parish of County Clare, Ireland.

Geography

The island's surface area is 52.68 hectares (130 acres).

Demographics

It has been uninhabited since 1976 however the 1901 census showed 43 inhabitants which reduced to 32 in 1911.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1841	114	—
1851	93	−18.4%
1861	96	+3.2%
1871	91	−5.2%
1881	55	−39.6%
1891	43	−21.8%
1901	43	+0.0%
1911	32	−25.6%

Year	Pop.	±%
1926	28	−12.5%
1936	23	−17.9%
1946	27	+17.4%
1951	14	−48.1%
1956	10	−28.6%
1961	9	−10.0%
1966	7	−22.2%
1971	3	−57.1%

Year	Pop.	±%
1979	0	−100.0%
1981	0	0.00%
1986	0	0.00%
1991	0	0.00%
1996	0	0.00%
2002	0	0.00%
2006	0	0.00%
2011	0	0.00%

Source: Central Statistics Office. "CNA17: Population by Off Shore Island, Sex and Year". CSO.ie. Retrieved 12 October 2016.

The table reports data taken from Discover the Islands of Ireland (Alex Ritsema, Collins Press, 1999) and the Census of Ireland.