Welcome to Inishinny
Back of the shelter and lifebelt
Looking north
Inishinny
Small Beach on Inishinny
Small beach on the eastern side of the island
Shelter and Lifebelt - looking south towards Illancarragh
Monday, 23 October 2017
Island 405 - Inishinny/Inis Sionnaigh, County Donegal
Inishinny (Inis Sionnaigh in Irish) is an uninhabited tidal island located 300 metres to the north of mainland County Donegal at the scattered settlement of An Chloch Ghlas, which is two miles north of the small town of Burtonport. The island is about 600 metres from east to west by 400 metres from north to south. The only building on the island is a shelter built of corrugated plastic, which is open at one end. During my brief visit on a windy day in September 2017, the shelter provided cover for me during a short but sharp rain shower. The island is obviously visited reasonably regularly, as there are a few paths across the island. There is plenty of grass but it didn't look as though the island was being grazed regularly. Parts of Inishinny are covered in heather and thistles, scabious and sea campion were all in flower when I visited in early September.
Just a question. Are you sure you've got this location right.....
ReplyDelete''located 300 metres to the north of mainland County Donegal at the scattered settlement of An Chloch Ghlas, which is two miles north of the small town of Burtonport''. There is indeed a very small island 2 miles north of Burtenport called Inishinny but I think the Inishinny you went to is located north of Donegal Airport at the very top of the Carrickfin peninsula. Regards Gerry(gerryoboyle@outlook.com)
Yes, I'm sure it was the Inishinny near Burtonport that I visited - I've just checked. I also visited Ilancarragh and the unnamed island I have called Inishinny 2 at the same time.
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