Inishbeg in Sligo is the birthplace of Ambrosio O'Higgins whose son, Bernardo, became the first leader of independent Chile after it seceded from the Spanish Empire in 1810

Heir Island man, John Harte risked his own life to save five people when a boat sank here, with the loss of six lives, on October 10, 1918

This small wooded island is in a Kerry lake that is almost sealed off by a ring of foreboding mountains

But this is an island of 'no substance' — it's not possible to even set foot on it as it seems to be mostly a submerged reed bank

A plane crashed beside Waller's Island in 1958, causing the death of a photographer. Another photographer got a last-minute change of instructions and avoided the tragedy

The name means 'Badger Island' but it's a mystery if badgers ever lived here — the name might come from the black and white rock on the island

And check out Glasheen Island and the large Tawin Island here in Galway

Young's Island in Lough Derg, County Clare has remains of campfires — and is a neighbour of Holy Island which has a round tower and the ruins of six churches

These islands could be considered eyots or ait or maybe you prefer bitmay or holm — or perhaps glasoileán is the best term

There have been lots of shipwrecks in Bantry Bay near Horse Island - alongside Rabbit Island, Hog Island and Chapel Island

Here are a few theories on what the name Eargold Island means — but let us know if if you have any more info on this

Skeletons of starfish, mussel and crabs shells decorate the beach which is also scattered with bits of coloured rope and buoys

The 'small island of the boar' has been home to millionaires and famine survivors and has been called "one of the most beautiful places on earth"

Spear-shaped Camphire Island on the Blackwater River is a haven for wildlife

The Stolen Child mentions 'Sleuth Wood' which might actually refer to Slishwood East

A big coincidence at a small Cork island

And there are plenty beautiful pink trumpets of sea bindweed here too

Another indignity

Internal records detail how OPW staff scrambled to find a short-term fix to the lack of public conveniences on Blascaod Mór after Junior Minister Patrick O’Donovan promised they would be in place by this summer

Our Living Islands policy document highlights the opportunities and challenges facing the inhabitants of the 30 islands off our coasts

The Forster's Tern is a visitor to this island. And it's possible to walk here at spring tides

It was, no doubt, a matter of happy coincidence that West Cork’s Dursey Island cable car reopened in the same week as an upbeat government strategic report — the first for 27 years — into the future of the islands of Ireland.

This Kerry island was named at a time when these magnificent apex predators soared above the lakes and mountains before nesting in the woods

The Croí Cónaithe Scheme will be extended to islands to boost housing supply

Island More is the fourth largest in Clew Bay’s necklace of islands

This island measures around five acres and the name means 'Island of the Two Hills' 

A lagoon, swooping swallows and an old castle are all part of this island's charm

The island's name could come from an anglicisation of 'yellow island' or 'food island'

Nobody has ever lived on Sturamus Island, which might get its name from the Irish for dust or mud

Utterly cruel and ruthless Richard Bingham has a Roscommon island named after him

Three years in the making, this spectacular three-part series showcases the turquoise waters, predators, wild creatures, and magnificent sharks of our home

This Kerry island can be reached by paddling from the shore when the water levels are low — about knee deep

The spectacular County Waterford coastline has golden sands, enticing caves, sea arches, tunnels — and seals and otters

Splashes of vivid orange lichen on the rocks contrast with the deep green and white of the seething sea

Legend has it that Gráinne defeated her lover, Diarmuid, in a stone-throwing contest from Kilrush. The winning rock measured 8 feet by 8 feet and landed on Hog Island — and it's still there

One group of Americans stranded on the island signalled for help using a handkerchief and a lady's garter attached to a long piece of wood

The Cork 'island' was once owned by the great grandfather of James Joyce

The West Clare Railway might have had notorious timetable issues — but the ducks, geese, swans, and other birds have no problem getting onto or off this island

As well as an abbey there is a cilín, or children’s graveyard with rows of uninscribed grave-markers

After clocking up more than 500 visits to Irish islands, Dan MacCarthy reckons he's found one of the most attractive islands in the country

The blowhole is evocatively called Thunder Hole or Poll na Chaora and Poll na Caoin (Hole of the Sheep)

A man travels the world over in search of what he needs and returns home to find it — George A Moore

There may still be remains of a cell underneath the trees and bushes on this Killarney Lakes island 

Other islands on Killarney's lakes include Hen, Chickens, Elephant, Jackdaw, Otter, Crow and Swallow