Inchydoney
Coordinates: 51°36′07″N 8°52′34″W / 51.602°N 8.876°W
Native name: Inse Duine | |
|---|---|
 Inchydoney Island Beach | |
  Inchydoney Location in Ireland | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Clonakilty Harbour |
| Coordinates | 51°36′07″N 8°52′34″W / 51.60194°N 8.87611°W |
| Administration | |
| County | County Cork |
| Demographics | |
| Ethnic groups | Irish |
Inchydoney or Inchydoney Island (from Irish: Inse Duine)[1] (sometimes misspelled Inchadoney)[2] is a small island off West Cork, Ireland, connected to the mainland by two causeways. The nearest town is Clonakilty. It has a Blue Flag beach.[2]
It is a tourist destination with two beaches, one either side of the Virgin Mary headland. In summer there is a lifeguard station on the headland for three months.
History[]
The island was granted by Elizabeth I of England to the Church of Ireland Bishop of Ross in 1584. During the Eleven Years' War, when English forces retook the town of Clonakilty from Confederate Irish forces in 1642, several hundred soldiers fled towards the island to take refuge, but were caught and drowned in the rising tide before reaching Inchydoney.[3][4]
Gallery[]
Rocky cove east of Inchdoney headland
Outcrops to west of Inchdoney
Inchydoney beach
References[]
- ^ "Oileán Inse Duine / Inchydoney Island". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland.
- ^ a b "Inchydoney, West Cork". Archived from the original on 3 September 2010.
- ^ Lewis, Samuel (1837). "Island". A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland. Lewis.
- ^ Lewis, Samuel (1837). "Clonkilty". A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland. Lewis. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
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