Hare Island or Innisdriscol, Cork
Historical Description
HARE ISLAND, or INNISDRISCOL, in the parish of AUGHADOWA, Eastern Division of the barony of WEST CARBERY, county of CORK, and province of MUNSTER, 7 miles (S. W.) from Skibbereen; containing 267 inhabitants. It lies off Turk Head in Roaringwater bay, about¾ of a mile from the mainland, and contains 155 statute acres, some of which are cultivated by spade labour.
Transcribed from A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1840 by Samuel Lewis
Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Hare Island or Innisdriscol from the following:
- Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1840 by Samuel Lewis (Hare Island or Innisdriscol)
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Cork is available to browse.