What is recorded here

Horse Island is a small inhabited islet in Roaringwater Bay, County Cork, with a pier, heliport and road but no ferry, and it has changed hands from miners to owners who rebuilt its houses. In 1841 it held 137 people, while in 1965 Paddy McCarthy left as its last permanent resident after five families had lived there. A European buyer paid €5,500,000 in 2020 after watching a video tour during the pandemic, suggesting that distance and desire can reshape a place as much as stone and sea.

Horse Island is recorded as a islet in County Cork. Its open map record supplies this location and any linked names or public references.

Horse Island, located off the coast of County Cork, was historically associated with fishing and small-scale agriculture. It is notable for its role in local maritime traditions and as a site of archaeological interest, including possible early Christian settlements.