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List of islands in the Irish Sea

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This is a list of islands in the Irish Sea.

Listed below are islands in the Irish Sea which are over 1 km2 in area, or which have a permanent population:

Name Area (km2) Rank (area) Permanent Population[1] Rank (pop.) Country
Anglesey 714 01 69,000 02 Wales
Isle of Man[2] 572 02 80,056 01 Isle of Man
Holy Island 39 03 13,579 03 Wales
Walney Island[3] 13 04 11,388 04 England
Lambay Island 5.54 05 <10 08 Republic of Ireland
Bull Island 3 06 <20 07 Republic of Ireland
Bardsey Island 2.58 08 <5 10 Wales
Calf of Man 2.50 09 0 - Isle of Man
Barrow Island Unknown - 2,616 05 England
Roa Island Unknown - 100 06 England
Ynys Gaint Unknown - <10 08 Wales
Piel Island 0.20 - <5 10 England
Ynys Castell Unknown - <5 10 Wales
Ynys Gored Goch 0.004 - <5 10 Wales

Other islands

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Population figures are from 2001 Census, except: Isle of Man, from 2006.
    Populations of smaller islands are estimated at 5 per known inhabited house
  2. ^ Isle of Man Census 2006 Archived 2013-01-17 at the Wayback Machine (excluding the population of 2 living on the Calf of Man)
  3. ^ National Statistics – Walney North (Ward) and Walney South (Ward)