INISHBOFIN
Inishbofin, whose name translates to Island of the White Cow, is situated approximately nine kilometres from the pier at Cleggan, the primary point of departure from the mainland for today’s residents and tourists. Inishbofin’s thriving tourism economy offers a variety of accommodation and wonderful restaurants in the townlands of Cloonamore, Knock, Middlequarter, Fawnmore and Westquarter; a justifiably famous Irish traditional music scene; daily ferry service between Cleggan and the island; and a general shop. The island also features a Community Centre, St Colman’s Catholic church, a medical clinic with a full-time nurse and weekly physician office hours, a national school, and a heritage museum established by local historian Marie Coyne.
Our team has conducted archaeological excavations and survey, ethnographic research, oral history interviews, and archival analysis of Valuation, census, and parish records on Inishbofin since 2009.
For more information, please follow these links:
https://www.facebook.com/VisitInishbofin/
https://www.facebook.com/InishbofinHistoricalIslandWalks
https://www.facebook.com/InishbofinHeritageMuseum
Film: Concannon, Kieran (director), Inishbofin in Lockdown (7-part series): https://www.youtube.com/@inishbofinisland3074
Film: Kuijt, Ian and William Donaruma (directors), Nets of Memory / Líonta na Cuimhne (Walkabout Productions, 2019, 60 minutes)
Film: Kuijt, Ian and William Donaruma (directors), Coastal Ireland: Heritage and Place: https://www.youtube.com/@coastalirelandheritageandp1899
View of Inishbofin’s Old Pier, looking westward along the coastline (Image © CLIC Project)
View of Inishbofin’s inner harbour (Image © CLIC Project)
View of Cromwell’s Barracks and nearby coastlines, Inishbofin (Image © CLIC Project)