Bartragh Island

Bartragh Island (Irish: An Bheartrach)[2] is a sandy island and a townland located in Killala Bay, County Mayo, Ireland.

Bartragh Island
Native name:
An Bheartrach
Bartragh island from Bartragh Head
Bartragh Island
Bartragh Island (Ireland)
Geography
LocationKillala Bay
Coordinates54.214°N 9.163°W / 54.214; -9.163
Area1.934 km2 (0.747 sq mi)[1]
Administration
ProvinceConnacht
CountyMayo

Geography

The island is around 0.75 square miles (1.9 square kilometres) in area.[1] It's located around a mile from the shore[3] and, with low tide, can be reached on foot.[4]

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop.±%
184128—    
185116−42.9%
18617−56.2%
187120+185.7%
188122+10.0%
18912−90.9%
19016+200.0%
19114−33.3%
YearPop.±%
19263−25.0%
19360−100.0%
19462—    
19513+50.0%
19560−100.0%
196100.00%
196600.00%
197100.00%
YearPop.±%
197900.00%
198100.00%
198600.00%
199100.00%
199600.00%
200200.00%
200600.00%
Source: Central Statistics Office. "CNA17: Population by Off Shore Island, Sex and Year". CSO.ie. Retrieved October 12, 2016.

Relevant places

Bartragh belonged to Nick Faldo, an English golf champion who planned to build a private golf course on it.[5]

Nature

Bartragh island is a birdwatching site, well known for great skuas.[6]

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See also

References
  1. "Bartragh Island Townland, Co. Mayo". www.townlands.ie. Retrieved 2015-12-15.
  2. "An Bheartrach". Placenames Database of Ireland. Dublin City University. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  3. Fraser, James (1844). Hand-book for Ireland. pp. 474–475. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  4. Ritsema, Alex (1999). Discover the Islands of Ireland. Collins Press. p. 71.
  5. Lehane, Brendan (2001). The Companion Guide to Ireland. Companion Guides. p. 351. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  6. Birdwatch. Solo Publishing. 1993. p. 41. Retrieved December 15, 2015.

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