Inishbofin Island Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
island in County Galway, Ireland
About Inishbofin Island
Inishbofin's name derives fromInis Bó Finne- Island of the White Cow. In legend, it was not a fixed island but wandered at will, and the legend itself wanders in a similar way. Its people couldn't scratch much of a living from the land and they depended on fishing and whaling. The island started to become important when London rulers sought to control the waters of the British-Irish archipelago. It was eventually occupied by Elizabethan forces and became a Royalist stronghold, so Cromwell had to subdue it, and he built the fort that still overlooks the harbour. Inishbofin became part of County Mayo and its population peaked at around 1500 just before the Great Famine of 1845-49. It was never to recover, and another famine in 1872-73 prompted the island's transfer to County Galway, as relie
Where to Stay in Inishbofin Island
- 🏨Dolphin Hotel
Inishbofin Island Travel Guide Sections
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