Inishkea

Farewell Salute

Farewell Salute taken from The Graphic, Oct 4th 1884

Farewell Salute

Farewell Salute

Farewell Salute taken from The Graphic, Oct 4th 1884

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The islands of Inishkea off the south west coast of the Mullet Peninsula were inhabited up to the late 1920s. Prior to that they were home to a thriving fishing community but were deserted shortly after a drowning tragedy in 1927 which claimed the lives of ten fishermen. They are important now for the richness of their bird and plant life. In 1884 a team of reporters from "The Graphic" visited the islands and published a series of sketches, some of which are reproduced here.