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.od .pv>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pl>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pr>div{background:white!important;color:#000!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data .locmap div{background:transparent!important}}</style><div class="center"><div class="locmap" style="width:260px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:260px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:260px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Island_of_Ireland_location_map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Sherkin Island is located in island of Ireland"><img alt="Sherkin Island is located in island of Ireland" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Island_of_Ireland_location_map.svg/260px-Island_of_Ireland_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="260" height="324" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Island_of_Ireland_location_map.svg/390px-Island_of_Ireland_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Island_of_Ireland_location_map.svg/520px-Island_of_Ireland_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1450" data-file-height="1807" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:93.932%;left:26.383%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Sherkin Island"><img alt="Sherkin Island" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div>Sherkin Island</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em"></div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Geography</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Celtic_Sea" title="Celtic Sea">Celtic Sea</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Coordinates</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Sherkin_Island&params=51_28_N_9_25_W_region:IE_type:isle"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">51°28′N</span> <span class="longitude">9°25′W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">51.467°N 9.417°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">51.467; -9.417</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Area</th><td class="infobox-data">5 km<sup>2</sup> (1.9 sq mi)approx</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Highest elevation</th><td class="infobox-data">189.3 m (621.1 ft)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Administration</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div><b><a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" title="Republic of Ireland">Ireland</a></b></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_Ireland" title="Provinces of Ireland">Province</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Munster" title="Munster">Munster</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Counties_of_Ireland" title="Counties of Ireland">County</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/County_Cork" title="County Cork">Cork</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Demographics</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Population</th><td class="infobox-data">110 (2022)<sup id="cite_ref-Census2022_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census2022-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_of_Islands,_Sherkin,_West_Cork.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Map_of_Islands%2C_Sherkin%2C_West_Cork.png/220px-Map_of_Islands%2C_Sherkin%2C_West_Cork.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="175" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Map_of_Islands%2C_Sherkin%2C_West_Cork.png/330px-Map_of_Islands%2C_Sherkin%2C_West_Cork.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Map_of_Islands%2C_Sherkin%2C_West_Cork.png/440px-Map_of_Islands%2C_Sherkin%2C_West_Cork.png 2x" data-file-width="603" data-file-height="480" /></a><figcaption>Sherkin Island, <a href="/wiki/West_Cork" title="West Cork">West Cork</a>, Ireland</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sherkin_Island,_The_Cow_Strand.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Sherkin_Island%2C_The_Cow_Strand.JPG/220px-Sherkin_Island%2C_The_Cow_Strand.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Sherkin_Island%2C_The_Cow_Strand.JPG/330px-Sherkin_Island%2C_The_Cow_Strand.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Sherkin_Island%2C_The_Cow_Strand.JPG/440px-Sherkin_Island%2C_The_Cow_Strand.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="960" /></a><figcaption>Tráigh Eoghain mhóir, also known as Cow Strand</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:County_Cork_-_Sherkin_Abbey_-_20150806104724.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/County_Cork_-_Sherkin_Abbey_-_20150806104724.jpg/220px-County_Cork_-_Sherkin_Abbey_-_20150806104724.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/County_Cork_-_Sherkin_Abbey_-_20150806104724.jpg/330px-County_Cork_-_Sherkin_Abbey_-_20150806104724.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/County_Cork_-_Sherkin_Abbey_-_20150806104724.jpg/440px-County_Cork_-_Sherkin_Abbey_-_20150806104724.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4831" data-file-height="3211" /></a><figcaption>Sherkin Friary</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sherkin_in_August.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Sherkin_in_August.jpg/220px-Sherkin_in_August.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Sherkin_in_August.jpg/330px-Sherkin_in_August.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Sherkin_in_August.jpg/440px-Sherkin_in_August.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption>The former girls' national school</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sherkin_island.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Sherkin_island.JPG/220px-Sherkin_island.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Sherkin_island.JPG/330px-Sherkin_island.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Sherkin_island.JPG/440px-Sherkin_island.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1600" /></a><figcaption>An Cúinne Harbour, Sherkin Island</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sherkin_Beach_Sun.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Sherkin_Beach_Sun.jpg/220px-Sherkin_Beach_Sun.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Sherkin_Beach_Sun.jpg/330px-Sherkin_Beach_Sun.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Sherkin_Beach_Sun.jpg/440px-Sherkin_Beach_Sun.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption>Silver Strand</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Sherkin Island</b>, historically called <b>Inisherkin</b> (<a href="/wiki/Irish_language" title="Irish language">Irish</a>: <i lang="ga">Inis Arcáin</i>),<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> lies southwest of <a href="/wiki/County_Cork" title="County Cork">County Cork</a> in Ireland alongside other islands of <a href="/w/index.php?title=Roaringwater_Bay&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Roaringwater Bay (page does not exist)">Roaringwater Bay</a>. It had a population of 111 people at the time of the 2016 Census,<sup id="cite_ref-2016census_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2016census-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and measures five kilometres (three miles) long by <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style>2.5 kilometres (<span class="frac">1<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">2</span></span> miles) wide. The island has one pub, a bed and breakfast, a community centre and a <a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholic" class="mw-redirect" title="Roman Catholic">Roman Catholic</a> church. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Climate">Climate</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sherkin_Island&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Sherkin is one of the most southerly points of Ireland after the <a href="/wiki/Fastnet_Rock" class="mw-redirect" title="Fastnet Rock">Fastnet Rock</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cape_Clear_Island" title="Cape Clear Island">Cape Clear</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Brow_Head" title="Brow Head">Brow Head</a>. It is said that when the frost covers the lawns of <a href="/wiki/Baltimore,_County_Cork" title="Baltimore, County Cork">Baltimore</a> just across the bay, the grass remains unfrosted on the island.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Population">Population</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sherkin_Island&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Population"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Sherkin once had a population of around 1,000, which started to decline during the <a href="/wiki/Great_Irish_Famine" class="mw-redirect" title="Great Irish Famine">Great Irish Famine</a> in the mid-19th century. Now the population is reduced and varies between the summer and the winter months, with increases in summer as people return to holiday houses and tourists arrive.<sup id="cite_ref-sherkinisland_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sherkinisland-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The population of Sherkin include artists, writers, craft workers,<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> musicians, photographers,<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> beekeepers,<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> cattle farmers, mussel and oyster farmers, oceanologists,<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> fishermen, sailors, teachers, and doctors.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2013)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236656977">.mw-parser-output .abbr-header{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-bottom:none;background-color:lavender}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .caption-purple{background:inherit!important}}.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-top:none;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:5px}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border-top:1px #a2a9b1 solid!important}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:none}}</style><table class="table-pale" style="width:45em;border-top-width:0;border-spacing: 0;float:none;clear:none;margin:0.5em 1em 0.5em 0;"><caption class="caption-purple" style="padding:0.25em;font-weight:bold">Historical population</caption><tbody><tr valign="top"><td style="padding:0 0.5em"><table style="border-spacing:0;width:15em"><tbody><tr style="font-size:95%"><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;width:3em">Year</th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px 2px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Population" class="abbr-header">Pop.</abbr></th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Percent change" class="abbr-header">±%</abbr></th></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1841</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">1,131</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">—    </td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1851</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">696</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−38.5%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1861</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">571</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−18.0%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1871</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">452</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−20.8%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">1881</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">449</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">−0.7%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1891</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">403</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−10.2%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1901</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">350</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−13.2%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1911</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">296</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−15.4%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1926</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">248</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−16.2%</td></tr></tbody></table></td><td style="padding:0 0.5em;border-left:solid 1px #aaa"><table style="border-spacing:0;width:15em"><tbody><tr style="font-size:95%"><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;width:3em">Year</th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px 2px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Population" class="abbr-header">Pop.</abbr></th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Percent change" class="abbr-header">±%</abbr></th></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">1936</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">220</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">−11.3%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1946</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">176</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−20.0%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1951</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">146</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−17.0%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1956</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">114</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−21.9%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1961</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">101</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−11.4%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">1966</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">92</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">−8.9%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1971</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">82</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−10.9%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1979</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">82</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+0.0%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1981</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">70</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−14.6%</td></tr></tbody></table></td><td style="padding:0 0.5em;border-left:solid 1px #aaa"><table style="border-spacing:0;width:15em"><tbody><tr style="font-size:95%"><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;width:3em">Year</th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px 2px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Population" class="abbr-header">Pop.</abbr></th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Percent change" class="abbr-header">±%</abbr></th></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1986</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">87</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+24.3%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">1991</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">93</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">+6.9%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1996</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">98</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+5.4%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2002</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">129</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+31.6%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2006</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">106</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−17.8%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2011</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">114</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+7.5%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">2016</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">111</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px;border-bottom:1px solid #bbbbbb">−2.6%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2022</th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">110</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−0.9%</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);font-size:85%;text-align:left">Sources: 1841-2006 <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output 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0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFCentral_Statistics_Office" class="citation web cs1">Central Statistics Office. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cso.ie/px/pxeirestat/Statire/SelectVarVal/Define.asp?Maintable=CNA17&Planguage=0">"CNA17: Population by Off Shore Island, Sex and Year"</a>. <i>CSO.ie</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">12 October</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=CSO.ie&rft.atitle=CNA17%3A+Population+by+Off+Shore+Island%2C+Sex+and+Year&rft.au=Central+Statistics+Office&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cso.ie%2Fpx%2Fpxeirestat%2FStatire%2FSelectVarVal%2FDefine.asp%3FMaintable%3DCNA17%26Planguage%3D0&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASherkin+Island" class="Z3988"></span> 2011-2016 <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.chg.gov.ie/gaeltacht/islands/populated-off-shore-islands/">"Populated off-shore islands"</a>. chg.gov.ie<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">20 May</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Populated+off-shore+islands&rft.pub=chg.gov.ie&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.chg.gov.ie%2Fgaeltacht%2Fislands%2Fpopulated-off-shore-islands%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ASherkin+Island" class="Z3988"></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transport">Transport</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sherkin_Island&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Transport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Sherkin is served year-round by a ferry service operating from the port of Baltimore.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The roads on Sherkin are narrow and maintained by <a href="/wiki/Cork_County_Council" title="Cork County Council">Cork County Council</a>. Most of the cars on the island are old and unsuitable for use on the mainland.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Given the size of the island, many residents also walk or cycle. The island also has a bus service which primarily transports people to and from the ferry.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2015)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sherkin_Island&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are a number of archaeological remains on Sherkin. A <a href="/wiki/Franciscan" class="mw-redirect" title="Franciscan">franciscan</a> <a href="/wiki/Friary" class="mw-redirect" title="Friary">friary</a>, known locally as the Abbey, stands above Abbey strand, where the pier is. The seat of the O'Driscoll Clan was Dún na Long.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These two buildings were heavily damaged in 1537 when citizens of Waterford invaded the island after a dispute over a seized and plundered ship.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2010)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Sherkin has an automated <a href="/wiki/Lighthouse" title="Lighthouse">lighthouse</a>, maintained by locals. It is situated at Barrack Point and dates from 1835.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The lighthouse marks the southern entrance to Baltimore Harbour, along with the Baltimore Beacon. On the south-western side of the island there is a functioning Roman Catholic church. The main historic sites include: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Promontory_fort" title="Promontory fort">Promontory fort</a> – Celtic Iron Age – 600 BC – 400 AD</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franciscan" class="mw-redirect" title="Franciscan">Franciscan</a> friary – Medieval – 1460 AD<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>O'Driscoll Castle – Medieval – post 1200 AD</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Tourism">Tourism</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sherkin_Island&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Tourism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1235681985">.mw-parser-output .side-box{margin:4px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #aaa;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);display:flow-root}.mw-parser-output .side-box-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{padding:0.25em 0.9em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-image{padding:2px 0 2px 0.9em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-imageright{padding:2px 0.9em 2px 0;text-align:center}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .side-box-flex{display:flex;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{flex:1;min-width:0}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .side-box{width:238px}.mw-parser-output .side-box-right{clear:right;float:right;margin-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-left{margin-right:1em}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237033735">@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox{display:none!important}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox img[src*="Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg"]{background-color:white}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox img[src*="Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg"]{background-color:white}}</style><div class="side-box side-box-right plainlinks sistersitebox"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style> <div class="side-box-flex"> <div class="side-box-image"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Wikivoyage-Logo-v3-icon.svg/40px-Wikivoyage-Logo-v3-icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Wikivoyage-Logo-v3-icon.svg/60px-Wikivoyage-Logo-v3-icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Wikivoyage-Logo-v3-icon.svg/80px-Wikivoyage-Logo-v3-icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="193" data-file-height="193" /></span></span></div> <div class="side-box-text plainlist">Wikivoyage has a travel guide for <i><b><a href="https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Sherkin_Island#Q3750893" class="extiw" title="wikivoyage:Sherkin Island">Sherkin Island</a></b></i>.</div></div> </div> <p>The ferry to Sherkin sails from <a href="/wiki/Baltimore,_County_Cork" title="Baltimore, County Cork">Baltimore</a> on the mainland. The island is a tourist destination and it typically takes between 10 and 15 minutes to get to Sherkin from Baltimore.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> The journey to the neighbouring <a href="/wiki/Gaeltacht" title="Gaeltacht">Gaeltacht</a> island <a href="/wiki/Cape_Clear_Island" title="Cape Clear Island">Cape Clear</a> takes on average approximately 40 minutes. A number of Sherkin's residents are active in the fields of art, including <a href="/wiki/Craft" title="Craft">crafts</a>, painting and writing. The busiest season starts with school summer holidays when families visit the island.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2015)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Visitors can book a sea safari trip around the islands.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Once on Sherkin pier, people can visit the Franciscan friary, if it is open. Known locally as "the Abbey", it has a photo exhibition inside and some displays outside.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2013)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Sherkin also has camp facilities. Because the island has no local refuse disposal facilities, campers and picnickers are encouraged to bring minimum packaging and take any litter back to the mainland or recycle cans and bottles on Sherkin Pier. Silver Strand is popular for barbecues.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2013)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Festivals">Festivals</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sherkin_Island&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Festivals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The busiest day of the year coincides with the Sherkin Regatta festival,<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a <a href="/wiki/Regatta" class="mw-redirect" title="Regatta">rowing regatta</a> usually held in late July or early August. On this day the island is visited by <a href="/wiki/Coastal_and_ocean_rowing" class="mw-redirect" title="Coastal and ocean rowing">sea rowers</a> and their supporters, with children's activities, music and food stalls. Music festivals are also occasionally held.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Development_and_infrastructure">Development and infrastructure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sherkin_Island&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Development and infrastructure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The island has a local development officer, and a community-based organisation called "Sherkin Island Development Society" (SIDS).<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sherkin Island is supplied with mains power from the mainland through a <a href="/wiki/Submarine_power_cable" title="Submarine power cable">submarine power cable</a>. Another submarine cable from Sherkin supplies power to <a href="/wiki/Cape_Clear_Island" title="Cape Clear Island">Cape Clear island</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2016)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Research">Research</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sherkin_Island&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Research"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Sherkin Island Marine Station is a privately run operation located on the north-west of the island.<sup id="cite_ref-station_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-station-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Founded in 1975, it is mainly involved in gathering baseline marine data,<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-station_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-station-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and also produces a number of reports, books and the quarterly 'Sherkin Comment' journal.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sherkin_Island&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_monastic_houses_in_Ireland#County_Cork" title="List of monastic houses in Ireland">List of abbeys and priories in the Republic of Ireland (County Cork)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carbery%27s_Hundred_Isles" title="Carbery's Hundred Isles">Carbery's Hundred Isles</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sherkin_Island&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Census2022-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Census2022_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation report cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://data.cso.ie/table/F1019">Population of Inhabited Islands Off the Coast</a> (Report). 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title="Carrigtwohill">Carrigtwohill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Castlehaven" title="Castlehaven">Castlehaven</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Castlelyons" title="Castlelyons">Castlelyons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Castlemagner" title="Castlemagner">Castlemagner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Castlemartyr" title="Castlemartyr">Castlemartyr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Castletown-Kinneigh" title="Castletown-Kinneigh">Castletown-Kinneigh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Castletownbere" title="Castletownbere">Castletownbere</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Castletownroche" title="Castletownroche">Castletownroche</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Castletownshend" title="Castletownshend">Castletownshend</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Churchtown,_County_Cork" title="Churchtown, County Cork">Churchtown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cloghroe" title="Cloghroe">Cloghroe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clondulane" title="Clondulane">Clondulane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cloughduv" title="Cloughduv">Cloughduv</a></li> <li><a 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title="Brow Head">Brow Head</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Mizen_Head" title="Mizen Head">Mizen Head</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Sheep%27s_Head" title="Sheep's Head">Sheep's Head</a></dd> <dt>Islands</dt> <dd><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ballycotton_Island&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ballycotton Island (page does not exist)">Ballycotton Island</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Bere_Island" title="Bere Island">Bere Island</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Cape_Clear_Island" title="Cape Clear Island">Cape Clear Island</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Capel_Island" title="Capel Island">Capel Island</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Carbery%27s_Hundred_Isles" title="Carbery's Hundred Isles">Carbery's Hundred Isles</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Fastnet_Rock" class="mw-redirect" title="Fastnet Rock">Fastnet Rock</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Dursey_Island" title="Dursey Island">Dursey Island</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Garinish" class="mw-redirect" title="Garinish">Garinish</a></dd> <dd><a 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