Roancarrigmore

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]

Roancarrigmore

Native name: Róncharraig Mhór
Lighthouse on Roancarrigmore in the Bantry Bay - geograph.org.uk - 1121216
Roancarrigmore
Geography
Location	Bantry Bay
Coordinates	51°39′11″N 9°44′51″W
Administration
Ireland
Province	Munster
County	Cork
Demographics
Population	0

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

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1841 0 —     1851 10 —     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 0.00% 1986 0 0.00% 1991 0 0.00% 1996 0 0.00% 2002 0 0.00% 2006 0 0.00%
Source: Central Statistics Office. "CNA17: Population by Off Shore Island, Sex and Year". CSO.ie. Retrieved 12 October 2016.