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In the 19th century there were seven families living on the island. The island has been uninhabited since at least 1901.
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estuary. The island's area is 179 acres. Feenish was formerly attached to the neighbouring island of
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in the sixth century and run by a local Saint Brigid (not
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Feenish was formerly the site of a convent built by
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Native name
Feenish is located in island of Ireland
River Fergus
52°42′14″N 8°58′26″W / 52.704°N 8.974°W / 52.704; -8.974
Province
Munster
County
County Clare
Irish
townland
River Fergus
County Clare
River Fergus
Inishmacnaghtan
Deer Island
Coney Island
Saint Senan
Brigid of Kildare
"Fínis/Feenish"
Placenames Database of Ireland
"Finish Island"



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