Foreword_____________________________________________ 7
Preface______________________________________________ 9
Introduction__________________________________________ 10
Croagh Patrick and the Islands___________________________ 14
Tóchar Phádraig – The Original Pilgrimage Path____________ 17
Gold Mining on the Reek_______________________________ 20
The Pirate Queen_____________________________________ 22
The Wrecks of Clew Bay________________________________ 25
The Magic of Brackloon Wood___________________________ 28
The Southern Wilderness_______________________________ 30
The Drowned Drumlins_________________________________ 32
Birds Found on Clew Bay Islands__________________________ 34
Clew Bay and its Surroundings___________________________ 55
The Larger Islands_____________________________________ 61
The Smaller Islands and Rocks___________________________ 63
Islands of Clew Bay by Section___________________________ 65
The Middle Islands____________________________________ 67
Calf Island____________________________________________ 69
Clynish______________________________________________ 69
Collan Beg____________________________________________ 70
Collan More___________________________________________ 71
Derrinish_____________________________________________ 71
Freaghillan____________________________________________ 72
Illannaconney_________________________________________ 72
Illaunnamona_________________________________________ 73
Inishbee_____________________________________________ 73
Inishcottle____________________________________________ 74
Inishgort_____________________________________________ 74
Inishnakillew__________________________________________ 75
Inishturk Beg__________________________________________ 76
Island More___________________________________________ 76
Knockycahillaun________________________________________ 77
Moneybeg___________________________________________ 77
Quinsheen___________________________________________ 78
Rabbit (Island More)____________________________________ 78
Inner Newport Bay____________________________________ 79
Freaghillanluggagh______________________________________ 81
Illannambraher________________________________________ 81
Inishbollog____________________________________________ 82
Inishcoragh___________________________________________ 82
Inishcuill_____________________________________________ 83
Inishcuill West_________________________________________ 84
Inishdaff_____________________________________________ 84
Inishdaweel___________________________________________ 85
Inishfesh_____________________________________________ 85
Inishkee_____________________________________________ 86
Inishlaughil___________________________________________ 86
Inishloy______________________________________________ 87
Inishmolt_____________________________________________ 87
Inishturlin____________________________________________ 88
Muckinish____________________________________________ 89
Rabbit (Newport Bay)___________________________________ 89
Rosbarnagh___________________________________________ 90
Roslynagh____________________________________________ 90
Rosmore_____________________________________________ 91
Rosturk______________________________________________ 92
Northwest Clew Bay___________________________________ 93
Beetle Island North_____________________________________ 95
Freaghillan West_______________________________________ 95
Illanoona_____________________________________________ 96
Inishacrick____________________________________________ 96
Inishbobunnan________________________________________ 97
Inishcannon___________________________________________ 97
Inishcooa_____________________________________________ 98
Inishcorky____________________________________________ 98
Inishdasky____________________________________________ 99
Inishdeash More_______________________________________ 99
Inishdoonver_________________________________________ 100
Inisherkin___________________________________________ 100
Inishgowla___________________________________________ 101
Inishgowla___________________________________________ 101
Inishilra_____________________________________________ 102
Inishkeel____________________________________________ 102
Inishlim_____________________________________________ 103
Inishnacross__________________________________________ 103
Inishoo_____________________________________________ 104
Inishquirk___________________________________________ 104
Inishtubbrid__________________________________________ 105
Moynish More________________________________________ 105
Roeillaun____________________________________________ 106
Westport Bay_______________________________________ 107
Annagh Islands_______________________________________ 109
Bartraw_____________________________________________ 110
Cahernaran Island_____________________________________ 111
Crovinish____________________________________________ 111
Dorinish_____________________________________________ 112
Illanataggart__________________________________________ 113
Illanroe_____________________________________________ 113
Inishdaugh___________________________________________ 114
Inisheeny___________________________________________ 114
Inishgowla South______________________________________ 115
Inishimmel___________________________________________ 115
Inishleague__________________________________________ 116
Inishlyre____________________________________________ 116
Inishraher___________________________________________ 117
Roman Island_________________________________________ 118
Clare Island and the Outlying Islands_____________________ 119
Achillbeg____________________________________________ 120
Caher Island__________________________________________ 120
Clare Island__________________________________________ 122
Inishbofin___________________________________________ 124
Inishshark___________________________________________ 125
Inishturk____________________________________________ 125
Ranking by Island Size_________________________________ 127
Ranking by Elevation above Sea Level____________________ 128
Suggested Irish Language Names*_______________________ 129
Island Population 1841 – 2011*_________________________ 132
Islands by Relative Position – Northern___________________ 135
Islands by Relative Position – Southern___________________ 136
References_________________________________________ 137
Index______________________________________________ 138
About the author_____________________________________ 144