Английская Википедия:Dinish Island

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Dinish, (Шаблон:Irish place name), is a small island on the coast of Connemara in County Galway, Ireland.

Geography

The island is connected to the island of Lettermullen and is part of a group of islands collectively known as Ceantar na nOileán.[1] The island has no permanent population and is not connected via a bridge, however access is possible via boat or on foot at low tide.Шаблон:Fact

History

The island has had a permanent population in recent history with a population of nine families in 1911.[2]

Dinish is mentioned in the essay "In Connemara" by John Millington Synge.Шаблон:Citation needed

It was owned in the 1950's and 1960's by Dr Alfred Thompson Schofield, surgeon and author of "Scientific Diets for African Children"[3] (1936) and a prominent missionary for the Church Missionary Society (Uganda).

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References

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