Magharee Islands

Magharee Islands
Geography
Some of the Magharee Islands in 2004.
Location	Atlantic Ocean
Total islands	7
Administration
Ireland
County	Kerry
Demographics
Population	0

The Magharee Islands (Irish: Na Machairí), also known as "The Seven Hogs", are a group of uninhabited islands located off Rough Point at the northern tip of the Magharee Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland. The Islands are part of the parish of Castlegregory are well known as excellent diving and snorkelling destinations.

The Magharees Sound separates the Seven Hogs from the mainland. A monastic site comprising beehive huts and the ruins of an old church are located on Illauntannig. Scraggane Pier is the nearest landing point on the mainland.

They Islands are called:

Gurrig Island
Illaunboe
Illaunimmil
Illauntannig
Illaunturlogh
Inishtooskert
Mucklaghbeg Island

The islands were inhabited until the early 1980s but now serve only as summer grazing for the livestock of several local farmers. Up until recently, many farmers would swim their cattle and sheep across to the islands at low tide, rowing alongside them inside Currachs or other small boats. If an animal got into difficulty it was hauled aboard or tied to a boat, or simply left to drown. Nowadays, a modified cage with several flotation devices attached to it, is pulled behind a boat and the crossing is much less taxing on the animals and their owners. A farmhouse on Illauntannig (the only dwelling on the island) can be rented out on a weekly basis April - September.^[1]

Illauntannig

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1841	0	—
1851	0	+nan%
1861	16	+inf%
1871	19	+18.8%
1881	17	−10.5%
1891	22	+29.4%
1901	16	−27.3%
1911	10	−37.5%

Year	Pop.	±%
1926	15	+50.0%
1936	7	−53.3%
1946	2	−71.4%
1951	4	+100.0%
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

↑ "Magharee Islands". Birdlife. Retrieved 10 June 2012.

Places in County Kerry

County town: Tralee

Towns	Killarney Listowel Tralee

Parishes, Villages and Townlands	Abbeydorney Annascaul Ardfert Asdee Ballydavid Ballinskelligs Ballybunion Ballyduff Ballyferriter Ballyheigue Ballylongford Ballymacelligott Ballyseedy Blennerville Brandon Creek Brandon Brosna Caherboshina Caherdaniel Cahersiveen Camp Castlecove Castlegregory Castleisland Castlemaine Causeway Chapeltown Cloghane Coolgarriv Currans Currow Derrymore Derrynane Dingle Duagh Dunquin Doonshean Fahamore Farranfore Fenit Feothanach Finuge Fossa Gneeveguilla Kenmare Kilderry Kilflynn Kilgarvan Killorglin Kilmoyley Knightstown Knocknagoshel Lispole Lisselton Lixnaw Milltown Moyvane Portmagee Rathmore Scraggane Sneem Tarbert Tarmon Templenoe Tuosist Valentia Island Ventry Waterville

Islands	Beginish Blasket Islands‎ Deenish Fenit Innisfallen Magharee Islands Puffin Scariff Skellig Islands Valentia

List of townlands in County Kerry Category:Geography of County Kerry

Coordinates: 52°19′N 10°02′W / 52.317°N 10.033°W / 52.317; -10.033

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