Inishturk

Inishturk

Inishturk ("Inis Toirc" in Irish, meaning Wild Boar Island) is an inhabited island off the coast of County Mayo in Ireland. It has a permanent population of about seventy people. There are two main settlements, both on the more sheltered eastern end of the island. There is a regular ferry from Roonagh pier. Some inhabitants are descended from evacuees from Inishark to the southwest. A social club is situated on the hill that separates the two settlements. The British built a Martello tower on the western coast during the Napoleonic Wars. Inishturk has the highest per capita donation rate towards the RNLI in the whole of Ireland.Fact|date=November 2007

External links

* [http://www.inishturkschool.ie/ Inishturk National School]


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