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'''Inishnabro''' ({{Irish place name|Inis na Bró|island of the quern/bottom grind stone}}) is one of the [[Blasket Islands]] of [[County Kerry]] |
'''Inishnabro''' ({{Irish place name|Inis na Bró|island of the [[quern-stone|quern]]/bottom grind stone}}) is one of the [[Blasket Islands]] of [[County Kerry]] in Ireland. |
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== Geography == |
== Geography == |
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[[File:Inis na Bró - geograph.org.uk - 1986182.jpg|thumb|left|The ''Cathedral Rocks'' on the island's northern coast]] |
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Inishnabro is separated from [[Inishvickillane]] by a narrow sound ( |
Inishnabro is separated from [[Inishvickillane]] by a narrow sound (about 200 metres), and rises to 229 metres, and has an area of 49.15 [[hectare]]s.<ref>[https://www.townlands.ie/kerry/corkaguiny/dun-chaoin/toghroinn-ceantair-dun-chaoin/inishnabro/ Townlands.ie - Inishnabro]</ref> |
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== Spaceport proposal == |
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In 1973, an American scientist, [[Gary Hudson (engineer)|Gary Hudson]], approached the [[IDA Ireland|Industrial Development Authority]] and then the Irish Consul General in Chicago, Sean Farrell, to propose using Inishnabro as the launching site for a new commercial space shuttle. Hudson said he represented a group including British astronomer [[Fred Hoyle]], an American astronaut who had walked on the Moon, and others. In a memorandum to the Irish [[Department of Foreign Affairs (Ireland)|Department of Foreign Affairs]], Farrell wrote that his initial reaction was "one bordering on disbelief" but then concluded that Hudson was "genuine enough". Department officials, however, concluded that "Whatever his objective may be it is apparent that the scheme he propounded to Mr Farrell in Chicago belongs mainly to the realms of science fiction" and that it could be "a gigantic leg-pull". The proposal only became public in 2004 when Irish [[state papers]] from the period were released under the [[thirty-year rule]].<ref>{{cite book | last=Winn | first=Christopher | date=2011 | title=I Never Knew That About the Irish | location=New York | publisher=St. Martin's Press | page=179 | isbn=978-0-312-66164-9 | url=https://archive.org/details/ineverknewthatab0000winn/ }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/blaskets-targeted-to-be-the-next-cape-canaveral/26018789.html | last=Sheehy | first=Clodagh | title=Blaskets targeted to be the next Cape Canaveral | date=2004-01-01 |publisher=Irish Independent |access-date=2023-05-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/perhaps-the-aliens-are-here-1.1129016 | last=O'Toole | first=Fintan | title=Perhaps the aliens are here | date=2004-01-06 |publisher=The Irish Times |access-date=2023-05-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | last=O'Toole | first=Fintan | date=2023 | title=[[We Don't Know Ourselves|We Don't Know Ourselves: A Personal History of Modern Ireland]] | location=New York | publisher=Liveright Publishing Corporation | page=5 | isbn=978-1-324-09287-2}}</ref> |
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Early in 1970s, the U.S. commercial space pioneer [[Gary Hudson (engineer)|Gary Hudson]] proposed using Inis na Bró as the launching site for a new rocket system.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-52m8WuRsLsC&q=Inishnabro++Gary+Hudson+rocket&pg=PT199 |title= I Never Knew That About the Irish |author= Christopher Winn | year = 2010 |publisher= Random House |isbn= 9781407027043 |accessdate=13 June 2015}}</ref> The proposal only became public in 2003, when Irish Government files from the period were released under the 30-year rule.{{Citation needed|date=July 2009}} |
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== External links == |
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* [https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/travel/walking-the-blaskets-1.541480 Hiking on Inishbro], Irish Times article |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Latest revision as of 00:46, 21 August 2023
Native name: Inis na Bró | |
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 Inishnabro, with Tearaght Island behind | |
  Inishnabro | |
| Geography | |
| Coordinates | 52°03′28″N 10°36′33″W / 52.05786°N 10.60913°W |
| Archipelago | Blasket Islands |
| Area | 121 acres (49 ha) |
| Highest elevation | 229 m (751 ft) |
| Administration | |
Ireland | |
| County | Kerry |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 (2016) |
Inishnabro (Irish: Inis na Bró, meaning 'island of the quern/bottom grind stone') is one of the Blasket Islands of County Kerry in Ireland.
Geography
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Inishnabro is separated from Inishvickillane by a narrow sound (about 200 metres), and rises to 229 metres, and has an area of 49.15 hectares.[1]
Spaceport proposal
[edit]In 1973, an American scientist, Gary Hudson, approached the Industrial Development Authority and then the Irish Consul General in Chicago, Sean Farrell, to propose using Inishnabro as the launching site for a new commercial space shuttle. Hudson said he represented a group including British astronomer Fred Hoyle, an American astronaut who had walked on the Moon, and others. In a memorandum to the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs, Farrell wrote that his initial reaction was "one bordering on disbelief" but then concluded that Hudson was "genuine enough". Department officials, however, concluded that "Whatever his objective may be it is apparent that the scheme he propounded to Mr Farrell in Chicago belongs mainly to the realms of science fiction" and that it could be "a gigantic leg-pull". The proposal only became public in 2004 when Irish state papers from the period were released under the thirty-year rule.[2][3][4][5]
External links
[edit]- Hiking on Inishbro, Irish Times article
References
[edit]- ^ Townlands.ie - Inishnabro
- ^ Winn, Christopher (2011). I Never Knew That About the Irish. New York: St. Martin's Press. p. 179. ISBN 978-0-312-66164-9.
- ^ Sheehy, Clodagh (1 January 2004). "Blaskets targeted to be the next Cape Canaveral". Irish Independent. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ O'Toole, Fintan (6 January 2004). "Perhaps the aliens are here". The Irish Times. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ O'Toole, Fintan (2023). We Don't Know Ourselves: A Personal History of Modern Ireland. New York: Liveright Publishing Corporation. p. 5. ISBN 978-1-324-09287-2.