Rotten Island

Rotten Island

Native name: An tOileán Bréan
Location within island of Ireland
Geography
Location	Atlantic Ocean
Coordinates	54°36′53″N 8°26′26″W / 54.614643°N 8.440430°W / 54.614643; -8.440430
Administration
Ireland
Province	Ulster
County	Donegal
Demographics
Population	0

Rotten Island (Irish: An tOileán Bréan) is a small island close to the entrance of Killybegs Harbour, an inlet of Donegal Bay, in County Donegal, Ireland.

Features

Carntullagh Head and Rotten Island

Rotten Island lighthouse was established in 1838 and is still operational. It has a white conical masonry tower with a red gallery and is operated by the Commissioners of Irish Lights.^[1]

Demographics

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% 1841 11 —     1851 8 −27.3% 1861 6 −25.0% 1871 0 −100.0% 1881 0 0.00% 1891 0 0.00% 1901 0 0.00% 1911 4 —	Year Pop. ±% 1926 8 +100.0% 1936 3 −62.5% 1946 0 −100.0% 1951 3 —     1956 2 −33.3% 1961 0 −100.0% 1966 0 0.00% 1971 0 0.00%	Year Pop. ±% 1979 0 0.00% 1981 0 0.00% 1986 0 0.00% 1991 0 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 2006 0 0.00%
Source: Central Statistics Office. "CNA17: Population by Off Shore Island, Sex and Year". CSO.ie. Retrieved 12 October 2016.

Other projects

Media related to Rotten Island at Wikimedia Commons

References

1. "Rotten Island Lighthouse". Lighthouse Depot. Retrieved 27 June 2008.