Inishnabro
Native name: Inis na Bró | |
|---|---|
 Inis na Bró, 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 | |
| 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, Ireland.
Geography
Inishnabro is separated from Inishvickillane by a narrow sound (ca. 200 metres), and rises to 229 metres, and has an area of 49.15 hectares.[1]
History
In 1973, a group including the American commercial space pioneer Gary Hudson and British astronomer Fred Hoyle proposed using Inishnabro as the launching site for a new commercial space shuttle.[2] The proposal only became public in 2004 when Irish state papers from the period were released under the thirty-year rule.[3]
References
- ^ 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.
{{cite book}}:|archive-date=requires|archive-url=(help) - ^ 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.