Clynish

Clynish (Gaeilge: Claínis[1]) is an inhabited intensively farmed[2] island in Clew Bay, County Mayo

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1841 87 —     1851 64 −26.4% 1861 24 −62.5% 1871 20 −16.7% 1881 17 −15.0% 1891 30 +76.5% 1901 30 +0.0% 1911 23 −23.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1926 18 −21.7% 1936 18 +0.0% 1946 12 −33.3% 1951 7 −41.7% 1956 6 −14.3% 1961 5 −16.7% 1966 4 −20.0% 1971 4 +0.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1979 4 +0.0% 1981 4 +0.0% 1986 3 −25.0% 1991 5 +66.7% 1996 5 +0.0% 2002 5 +0.0% 2006 5 +0.0%
Source: Central Statistics Office. "CNA17: Population by Off Shore Island, Sex and Year". CSO.ie. Retrieved October 12, 2016.

References

1. Logainm - Clynish
2. Walsh, David (2014). Oileáin. Pesda Press. p. 219. ISBN 978-1-906095-37-6.