title: Inishbofin, County Donegal
text: # Inishbofin, County Donegal
  
  Inishbofin (Irish: Inis Bó Finne, meaning 'island of the white cow'), also Inishbofinne, is an island and townland off the coast of Machaire Uí Rabhartaigh (Magheraroarty), County Donegal, Ireland.
  
  ## Geography
  
  The island is a 120-hectare (300 acre) land mass, with an economy traditionally based on fishing and farming. Irish is spoken routinely. There are no pubs or shops on the island. There is a boat service to and from it but no regular ferry.
  
  It is the largest of a small group of islands; the others, Inis Dúiche and Inis Beag, lie to the north and are uninhabited.
  
  ## Demographics
  
  In 100 years Inishbofin's population dropped from 166 (1911) to 16 (2022).
  
  | Year | Pop. | ±% |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1841 | 121 | — |
  | 1851 | 122 | +0.8% |
  | 1861 | 150 | +23.0% |
  | 1871 | 125 | −16.7% |
  | 1881 | 139 | +11.2% |
  | 1891 | 146 | +5.0% |
  | 1901 | 150 | +2.7% |
  | 1911 | 166 | +10.7% |
  | 1926 | 136 | −18.1% |
  | Year | Pop. | ±% |
  | 1936 | 138 | +1.5% |
  | 1946 | 139 | +0.7% |
  | 1951 | 120 | −13.7% |
  | 1956 | 102 | −15.0% |
  | 1961 | 117 | +14.7% |
  | 1966 | 98 | −16.2% |
  | 1971 | 103 | +5.1% |
  | 1979 | 69 | −33.0% |
  | 1981 | 46 | −33.3% |
  | Year | Pop. | ±% |
  | 1986 | 6 | −87.0% |
  | 1991 | 3 | −50.0% |
  | 1996 | 24 | +700.0% |
  | 2002 | 16 | −33.3% |
  | 2006 | 36 | +125.0% |
  | 2011 | 11 | −69.4% |
  | 2016 | 2 | −81.8% |
  | 2022 | 16 | +700.0% |
  
  Sources: :
  
  The table reports data taken from Discover the Islands of Ireland (Alex Ritsema, Collins Press, 1999) and the Census of Ireland. Census data in Ireland before 1841 were not complete and/or reliable.
  
  ## Gallery
  
  * Images of Inishbofin
  * Inishbofin as seen from Tory Island
  * The harbour
  * Inishbofin
  * Landing at Inishbofin
  