Mutton Island, County Galway

Mutton Island

Mutton Island lighthouse seen from Galway
Mutton Island
Geography
Location	Atlantic Ocean
Coordinates	53°15′11″N 9°03′14″W / 53.253°N 9.054°WCoordinates: 53°15′11″N 9°03′14″W / 53.253°N 9.054°W
Administration
Ireland
Province	Connacht
County	Galway
Demographics
Population	0

Mutton Island is a small island located approximately 1km off the coast of Galway City, Ireland and is connected by to the mainland with a causeway. The causeway is popular for wedding proposals due to the specacularly romantic view. It is home to a sewage treatment plant and light house. No permanent residents live on the island and it is generally only visited by those working on the sewage plant. After treatment the sewage water is pumped out to sea on the same facility^[1]

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% 1841 0 —     1851 4 +inf% 1861 8 +100.0% 1871 0 −100.0% 1881 0 +nan% 1891 0 +nan% 1901 0 +nan% 1911 0 +nan%	Year Pop. ±% 1926 0 +nan% 1936 2 +inf% 1946 2 +0.0% 1951 3 +50.0% 1956 2 −33.3% 1961 0 −100.0% 1966 0 +nan% 1971 0 +nan%	Year Pop. ±% 1979 0 +nan% 1981 0 +nan% 1986 0 +nan% 1991 0 +nan% 1996 0 +nan% 2002 0 +nan% 2006 0 +nan%
Source: Central Statistics Office. "CNA17: Population by Off Shore Island, Sex and Year". CSO.ie. Retrieved October 12, 2016.

References

1. Mutton Island Sewerage Treatment Plant