Turbot Island
Item
Title
Turbot Island
Description
Set of index cards giving a brief description of Turbot Island, [Tairbeart]. A note on the last inhabitants of Turbot Island, around 50 or so people who left the island in winter 1978/79 after a particularly tough winter when 3 men drowned. A note on when the island first got electricity. Also included are descriptions of Caladh Mór, Carraig an Duibhéin, Maoileán an Mhadra, Maoileán na nÉan, Carraig Leathan, Fuach Black, Carraig a Graiflin, Cuainín, Bantrach Bhuí, Réileán, Cairín, Poll Trá, Dúilic, Tóin an Oileáin, Cois, Carraig na bPortán, Carraig Gheagáin, Lochtaí, Lochán na Móna, Leic, Carraig na Rón, and Úbhra Mhór and Úbhra Bheag. Festy Conneely (once an islander), John Price of Eyrephort, and the un-named residents of the nearest house are credited with providing some of the local information.
Turbot Island.
Format
24pp
Identifier
nuigalway:2732
ead-unitid: p120_1_6_61
Relation
Tim Robinson
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Subject
description--Tairbeart--inhabitants--particularly--electricity--descriptions--Duibhin--Graiflin--Gheagin--islander--Eyrephort--residents--providing--information--Omey Civil Parish Clifden Roman Catholic Parish