Ireland, County Galway
Inishark evacuated island village
Ghost town Documented siteProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Buttons and bucklesAlso reported: fishing weights and household fragments.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0), Unknown (Public domain).
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Why this spot
fishing and farming island evacuated 1960
Small island next to Inishbofin with a fishing and farming community that was often cut off in winter. The government resettled the last 23 inhabitants on the mainland on 20 October 1960 rather than build a pier.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
boat access onlyNo pier, exposed Atlantic island
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