Islands of Ireland: Inishturk Beg has changed hands over the years for vast sums

The 'small island of the boar' has been home to millionaires and famine survivors and has been called "one of the most beautiful places on earth"

Inishturk beg Island, County Mayo

There are a few Inishturks in the country the largest of which in County Mayo is positioned just south of Clew Bay. There is another, Inishturk Beg, nestled in the inner part of the bay, hiding in plain sight as it were, among the scores of islands there.

Inis Torc Beg translates as Small Island of the Boar and the name itself gives a clue as to past farming practices. Though virtually all of the islands in Clew Bay are uninhabited, Inishturk Beg has occupants who moved there in 2013.