Roancarrigmore

Roancarrigmore

Native name: <span class="nickname" ">Róncharraig Mhór
Lighthouse on Roancarrigmore in the Bantry Bay - geograph.org.uk - 1121216
Roancarrigmore
Geography
Location	Bantry Bay
Coordinates	51°39′10″N 9°44′50″W / 51.65278°N 9.74722°WCoordinates: 51°39′10″N 9°44′50″W / 51.65278°N 9.74722°W
Administration
Ireland
Province	Munster
County	Cork
Demographics
Population	0

Roancarrigmore (Gaeilge: Róncharraig Mhór^[1]) is an uninhabited island in Bantry Bay, County Cork, Ireland and is home to Roancarrigmore Lighthouse, which was replaced in 2012 by a solar powered lighthouse after 165 years of operation^[2]

In September 2016 the lighthouse was put up for sale^[3]

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% 1841 0 —     1851 10 +inf% 1861 7 −30.0% 1871 4 −42.9% 1881 9 +125.0% 1891 11 +22.2% 1901 2 −81.8% 1911 2 +0.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1926 2 +0.0% 1936 2 +0.0% 1946 2 +0.0% 1951 4 +100.0% 1956 2 −50.0% 1961 2 +0.0% 1966 2 +0.0% 1971 3 +50.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1979 0 −100.0% 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

1. Logainm Roancarrigmore
2. Commissioners of Irish Lights - Roancarrigmore
3. A stunning 19th century lighthouse has gone on the market for €130k