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{{short description|Uninhabited island off Skerries, near Dublin, Ireland}}
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'''Colt Island''' ({{irish place name|Inis Coilt}}) is the closest and smallest of three low-lying, uninhabited islands off the headland of [[Skerries, Dublin|Skerries]], [[Fingal]], [[County Dublin]] in [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]].
'''Colt Island''' ({{irish place name|Inis Coilt}}) is the closest and smallest of three low-lying, uninhabited islands off the headland of [[Skerries, Dublin|Skerries]], [[Fingal]], [[County Dublin]] in [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]].


==Toponymy==
==Toponymy==
The origin of the original, [[Irish Language|Irish]], name is unknown although it has been proposed to be related to a food source.<ref>http://www.logainm.ie/ga/17032</ref> The anglicised version of the name cannot be a translation as the Irish word for a colt is bromach.<ref>http://www.teanglann.ie/ga/fgb/bromach</ref>
The origin of the original, [[Irish Language|Irish]], name is unknown although it has been proposed to be related to a food source.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.logainm.ie/ga/17032|title=Inis Coilt/Colt Island|website=Logainm.ie|access-date=30 October 2021}}</ref> The anglicised version of the name cannot be a translation as the Irish word for a colt is bromach.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.teanglann.ie/ga/fgb/bromach|title=Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla (Ó Dónaill): bromach|website=Teanglann.ie|access-date=30 October 2021}}</ref>


== Environment ==
== Environment ==
It is an island of low cliffs and lies about 0.5&nbsp;km from the mainland, with vegetation consisting of grasses, brambles and other species such as hogweed. Like the other two Skerries Islands, it is important for breeding seabirds and wintering water fowl. As recently as 2010 there has been several sightings of a lone Giraffe "Clementine" wandering the island, It is believed that he escaped central park zoo and decided to settle down here after a short vacation in Madagascar.
It is an island of low cliffs and lies about 0.5&nbsp;km from the mainland, with vegetation consisting of grasses, brambles and other species such as hogweed. Like the other two Skerries Islands, it is important for breeding seabirds and wintering water fowl.


== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:Islands of County Dublin]]
[[Category:Islands of County Dublin]]

Latest revision as of 19:16, 26 February 2022

Colt Island
Native name:
Inis Coilt
View of Colt Island from Skerries
Colt Island is located in island of Ireland
Colt Island
Colt Island
Geography
LocationIrish Sea
Coordinates53°35′05″N 6°05′20″W / 53.58472°N 6.08889°W / 53.58472; -6.08889
Administration
ProvinceLeinster
CountyDublin
Demographics
Population0

Colt Island (Irish: Inis Coilt) is the closest and smallest of three low-lying, uninhabited islands off the headland of Skerries, Fingal, County Dublin in Ireland.

Toponymy[edit]

The origin of the original, Irish, name is unknown although it has been proposed to be related to a food source.[1] The anglicised version of the name cannot be a translation as the Irish word for a colt is bromach.[2]

Environment[edit]

It is an island of low cliffs and lies about 0.5 km from the mainland, with vegetation consisting of grasses, brambles and other species such as hogweed. Like the other two Skerries Islands, it is important for breeding seabirds and wintering water fowl.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Inis Coilt/Colt Island". Logainm.ie. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla (Ó Dónaill): bromach". Teanglann.ie. Retrieved 30 October 2021.

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