Native name: Inis Arcáin | |
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![]() View from the highest point of Sherkin Island | |
Geography | |
Location | Celtic Sea |
Coordinates | 51°28′N 9°25′W / 51.467°N 9.417°W |
Area | 5 km2 (1.9 sq mi)approx |
Highest elevation | 189.3 m (621.1 ft) |
Administration | |
Province | Munster |
County | Cork |
Demographics | |
Population | 110 (2022)[1] |
Sherkin Island, historically called Inisherkin (Irish: Inis Arcáin),[2] lies southwest of County Cork in Ireland alongside other islands of Roaringwater Bay. It had a population of 111 people at the time of the 2016 Census,[3] and measures five kilometres (three miles) long by 2.5 kilometres (1+1⁄2 miles) wide. The island has one pub, a bed and breakfast, a community centre and a Roman Catholic church.
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