Gorumna

Gorumna

Geography
Location	Atlantic Ocean
Coordinates
Administration
Ireland
Demographics
Population	1055

Garmna island church

Gorumna (Irish language: Garmna) is an island on the west coast of Ireland, forming part of County Galway.

Geography

Gorumna Island is linked with the mainland through the Béal an Daingin Bridge. Gorumna properly consists of three individual islands in close proximity, Lettermullen, Tír an Fhia and Lettermore.

Demographics

The table below reports data on Achill Island's population taken from Discover the Islands of Ireland (Alex Ritsema, Collins Press, 1999) and the census of Ireland.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1841 1,910 —     1851 1,064 −44.3% 1901 1,620 +52.3% 1951 1,440 −11.1%	Year Pop. ±% 1996 1,057 −26.6% 2002 1,015 −4.0% 2006 1,010 −0.5% 2011 1,055 +4.5%
Source: John Chambers. "Islands - Change in Population 1841 - 2011". irishislands.info. Retrieved February 27, 2015.

References

• Islands - Change in Population 1841 - 2011

Other projects

Media related to Gorumna Island at Wikimedia Commons