Inchydoney

51.602°N 8.876°W / 51.602; -8.876

Inchydoney
Native name:
Inse Duine
Inchydoney Island Beach
Inchydoney is located in island of Ireland
Inchydoney
Inchydoney
Location in Ireland
Geography
LocationClonakilty Harbour
Coordinates51°36′07″N 8°52′34″W
Administration
CountyCounty Cork
Demographics
Ethnic groupsIrish

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 Queen Elizabeth I to the Church of Ireland Bishop of Ross in 1584. During the Irish Confederate Wars, when a Protestant force led by Lord Forbes retook the town of Clonakilty from Catholic rebels in 1642, several hundred rebels fled towards the island to take refuge, but were caught and drowned in the rising tide before reaching Inchydoney.[3][4]

References

  1. "Oileán Inse Duine / Inchydoney Island". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland.
  2. "Inchydoney, West Cork". Archived from the original on 3 September 2010.
  3. Lewis, Samuel (1837). "Island". A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland. Lewis.
  4. 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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