Inishtooskert
Native name: Inis Tuaisceart | |
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| File:Inishtooskert Sunset.jpg Sunset over Inis Tuaisceart, from Great Blasket | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Atlantic Ocean |
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| Archipelago | Blasket Islands |
| Area | 241 acres (98 ha)[1] |
| Highest elevation | 226 m (741 ft) |
| Administration | |
| Province | Munster |
| County | Kerry |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
Inis Tuaisceart (sometimes spelled Inishtooshkert[2]) (Inis Tuaisceart in Irish) is the northernmost of the Blasket Islands, County Kerry, Ireland.
Etymology
[edit | edit source]The Irish name means "northern island" and the English name is a phonetic spelling of the Irish name. The island is also known as An Fear Marbh (the dead man) or the sleeping giant due to its appearance when seen from the east (as in the photograph).[3]
Nature
[edit | edit source]Inishtooskert holds important seabird colonies, as well as extensive ruins of ancient stone buildings.
Of particular note is the colony of European storm-petrels. With over 27,000 pairs in 2000 (Seabird 2000 survey), this is the largest colony in Ireland.
In culture
[edit | edit source]The island appears frequently in David Lean's 1970 film Ryan's Daughter.
Photo gallery
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The northern cliffs of Inishtooskert
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Early Medieval ecclesiastical site on the island
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Inishtooskert seen from the mainland
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See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Townlands.ie - Inishtooskert
- ^ Shima Journal
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External links
[edit | edit source]Error creating thumbnail: File missing Media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 62: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at Wikimedia Commons
- Inishtooskert entry on www.earlychristianireland.net