Inishbarra (Gaeilge: Inis Bearachain[1]) is an island in County Galway[2] situated east of the mouth of Kilkieran bay. An artificial causeway links the island to the mainland but this is only usable at very low tide.[3]
Demographics
Historical population
Year
Pop.
±%
1841
205
—
1851
91
−55.6%
1861
127
+39.6%
1871
148
+16.5%
1881
159
+7.4%
1891
152
−4.4%
1901
134
−11.8%
1911
147
+9.7%
1926
88
−40.1%
Year
Pop.
±%
1936
85
−3.4%
1946
100
+17.6%
1951
75
−25.0%
1956
64
−14.7%
1961
50
−21.9%
1966
27
−46.0%
1971
21
−22.2%
1979
5
−76.2%
1981
5
+0.0%
Year
Pop.
±%
1986
1
−80.0%
1991
1
+0.0%
1996
1
+0.0%
2002
0
−100.0%
2006
1
—
2011
1
+0.0%
2016
0
−100.0%
2022
0
0.00%
Source: Central Statistics Office. "CNA17: Population by Off Shore Island, Sex and Year". CSO.ie. Retrieved 12 October 2016.