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Dinish Island

Dinish Island
Native name: Deighinis
Dinish Island is located in island of Ireland
Dinish Island
Dinish Island
Geography
Location Atlantic Ocean
Coordinates 53°15′43″N 9°45′14″W / 53.262°N 9.754°W / 53.262; -9.754Coordinates: 53°15′43″N 9°45′14″W / 53.262°N 9.754°W / 53.262; -9.754
Area 0,182,109 km2 (70,313 sq mi)
Highest elevation 40 m (130 ft)
Administration
Province Connacht
County Galway
Demographics
Population 0 (2006)

Dinish, (Irish: Deighinis), is a small island on the coast of Connemara in County Galway, Ireland.

The island is connected to the island of Lettermullen and is part of a group of islands collectively known as Ceantar na nOileán. The island has no permanent population and is not connected via a bridge, however access is possible via boat or on foot at low tide.

The island has had a permanent population in recent history with a population of nine families in 1911.

Dinish is mentioned in the essay "In Connemara" by John Millington Synge.



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