
What is recorded here
An tÍochtar is a rocky Donegal island where fifty-nine people lived in 1841 before the last resident left in 1966. Its old houses still stand near the southern shore, waiting for visitors to hear the Atlantic strike the stones. The island does not need a warning; it shows what small places lose when the world stops remembering them.
An tÍochtar is recorded as a island in County Donegal. Its open map record supplies this location and any linked names or public references.
An tÍochtar is a small island located off the coast of County Donegal, traditionally associated with the Irish-speaking communities of the northwest. It is notable for its remote character and historical connection to maritime and fishing lifestyles in the region.
Places near here
Near beachBeach / strand · 753 yd
Shipwreck beachBeach / strand · 1062 yd
beaconbeacon · 1167 yd
An t-Oileán LeathanIsland · 1477 yd
An Staca Mór [Stackamore]beacon · 1730 yd
Old CastleFortification · 1.1 mi
Hook Point / Pointe an DuáinHeadland · 1.2 mi
Promontory fortPromontory fort, coastal · 1.7 mi
CarrickfinnOfficial bathing water · 6.1 miOther information
Photo: Joseph Mischyshyn · CC BY-SA 2.0