an island situated between Cape Clear island and Baltimore bay, in the county of Cork and province of Munster. In this island stood the castle of Danelong, possessed by the O'Driscolls, which was surrendered after the defeat of the Spaniards to Captain Harvey on 23rd Feb. 1602. There was afterwards a regular fortification erected on part of the island, which was garrisoned in Queen Anne's time, but it has been for several years dismantled; about a mile to the south are the remains of an ancient abbey, founded 1462, for Franciscans, by Florence O'Driscoll. This island has very good land, and is vastly preferable to that of Cape Clear island. To the north-west of Innishirkan island lies Hare island, a large fruitful spot; and near it are four small islands called the Schemes; also along the coast, in the following order from east to west, are Horse island, containing 100 acres; Castle island, containing 119 acres; Long island, containing 316 acres; and west of all these is a small spot called Goat island. All these islands, together with the adjacent coast, produce large crops of fine English barley.