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Coney Island, County Sligo
Tidal island in County Sligo, Ireland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Coney Island or Inishmulclohy (Irish: Inis Uí Mhaolchluiche),[2] is an island between the Rosses Point and Coolera peninsulas in Sligo Bay, County Sligo, Ireland. It is one of several islands of the same name off the coast of Ireland. It is an island of approximately 400 acres and is named after the vast quantity of rabbits which can be spotted on the island at any time, the Irish for rabbit being coinín.[3] (Coney (/ˈkoʊni/, historically /ˈkʌni/) was an English word for a rabbit or rabbit hair, with both words originally deriving from the Latin cuniculus, meaning "rabbit").
This article is about the island in County Sligo. For other uses, see Coney Island.
Quick Facts Native name: Inis Uí Mhaolchluiche, Geography ...
Native name: Inis Uí Mhaolchluiche | |
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Geography | |
Location | Atlantic Ocean |
Coordinates | 54.2962°N 8.588°W / 54.2962; -8.588 |
Area | 1.62 km2 (0.63 sq mi) |
Administration | |
Province | Connacht |
County | Sligo |
Demographics | |
Population | 1 (2022)[1] |
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