Islands of Ireland: Douglas estuary mudbank's claim to fame 

The Cork 'island' was once owned by the great grandfather of James Joyce

Goat Island on the Douglas Estuary, Cork City. Once owned by the great grandfather of novelist James Joyce, also called James Joyce

This is an innocuous mudbank in the Douglas Estuary of Cork City but it has a major claim to fame. The hangout of multiple bird species including golden plover, lapwing and redshank, it is located between the N40 and Mahon Golf Course in the east of the city. It is diminutive in size, no more than 100m x100m, and must have been so named as it once provided grazing for said goats.

It was once owned in the mid-19th century by the great-grandfather of the stream-of-consciousness author, James Joyce, who was also called James Joyce. However, his interest in Goat Island had more to do with land speculation than a love of nature.