Islands of Ireland: Ring a Ringarogy

It is hard to believe today but the former island of Ringarogy in West Cork was once home to around 800 people.

Islands of Ireland: Ring a Ringarogy
Sun, 26 Jan, 2020 - 17:00
Dan MacCarthy

It is hard to believe today but the former island of Ringarogy in West Cork was once home to around 800 people.

It is perhaps not too surprising when, just prior to the Famine, the islands near Cape Clear and Sherkin Island had a population of around 5,000 people.

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