Mason Island

Mason Island
Native name: <span class="nickname" ">Oileán Máisean
Mason Island
Geography
Location	Atlantic Ocean
Coordinates	53°17′53″N 9°51′54″W / 53.298°N 9.865°W / 53.298; -9.865Coordinates: 53°17′53″N 9°51′54″W / 53.298°N 9.865°W / 53.298; -9.865
Administration
Ireland
Province	Connacht
County	Galway
Demographics
Population	0

Mason Island (Gaeilge: Oileán Máisean^[1]) is an uninhabited island located off the Galway coast near the village of Carna.

History

The island has been uninhabited since 1957, but used to be home to 114 people. There are some abandoned properties on the island and some refurbished holiday homes which are available for rental. The island is not serviced by any ferries.

Some early Christian relics have also been found on the island^[2]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1841	98	—
1851	74	−24.5%
1861	84	+13.5%
1871	110	+31.0%
1881	127	+15.5%
1891	118	−7.1%
1901	76	−35.6%
1911	68	−10.5%

Year	Pop.	±%
1926	54	−20.6%
1936	37	−31.5%
1946	20	−45.9%
1951	10	−50.0%
1956	0	−100.0%
1961	0	+nan%
1966	0	+nan%
1971	0	+nan%

Year	Pop.	±%
1979	0	+nan%
1981	0	+nan%
1986	0	+nan%
1991	0	+nan%
1996	0	+nan%
2002	0	+nan%
2006	0	+nan%

Source: Central Statistics Office. "CNA17: Population by Off Shore Island, Sex and Year". CSO.ie. Retrieved October 12, 2016.

References

Places in County Galway

County town: Galway

Towns	Athenry Ballinasloe Gort Loughrea Mountbellew Tuam

Villages	Ahascragh Annaghdown Ardrahan Aughrim Ballinderreen Ballygar Ballyconneely Ballymacward Ballymoe Ballynahinch Barna Barnaderg Bealadangan Bullaun Camus Carnmore Carraroe Castleblakeney Castlegar Claregalway Clarinbridge Cleggan Clifden Clonbur Coalpits Cornamona Corofin Costelloe Craughwell Cregmore Dunmore Eyrecourt Furbo Garrafrauns Glenamaddy Glinsk Headford Inverin Kilcolgan Kilconnell Kilkerrin Kilkieran Killimor Kilronan Kinvara Laurencetown Leenaun Letterfrack Lettermore Lettermullen Maam Cross Maum Menlough Milltown Monivea Moycullen Moylough New Inn Newbridge Oranmore Oughterard Portumna Recess Rosmuc Rossaveal Roundstone Skehana Spiddal Turloughmore Williamstown Woodford

Townlands	Attymon Ballynahown Derrymullan Hollygrove Kilclooney Killagoola Kinvara Lissagurraun Meelick Muckanaghederdauhaulia Oldthort Tulrush

Baronies	Aran Athenry Ballymoe Ballynahinch Clare Clonmacnowen Dunkellin Dunmore Galway Kilconnell Killian Kiltartan Leitrim Longford Loughrea Moycullen Ross Tiaquin

Islands	Ardoileán Dinish Eddy Gorumna Illauneeragh Illauneeragh West Inchaghaun Inchamakinna Inishbarra Inisheer Inisheltia Inishmaan Inishark Inishmore Inishbofin Inishnee Inishturk South Mason Mutton Omey Turbot White Goat

List of townlands in County Galway Category:Mountains and hills of County Galway Category:Rivers of County Galway Category:Geography of County Galway

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