Coney Island, County Sligo
Coney Island or Inishmulclohy (Irish: Inis Uí Mhaolchluiche), 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. (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").
Native name: Inis Uí Mhaolchluiche | |
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Overview from Knocknarea | |
Coney Island Location in Ireland | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Atlantic Ocean |
| Coordinates | 54.2962°N 8.588°W |
| Area | 1.62 km2 (0.63 sq mi) |
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Ireland | |
| Province | Connacht |
| County | Sligo |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 1 (2022) |
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