page_title: Arranmore
section_title: Habitation
hierarchical_section_title: Arranmore / Habitation
caption_attribution_description: English: Arranmore Island - Approaching Leabgarrow This scene came into view after the ferry emerged from the channel and turned towards the west get to Leabgarrow Harbour.
context_page_description: Árainn Mhór is an island off the west coast of County Donegal, Ireland. Arranmore is the largest inhabited island of County Donegal, with a population of 469 in 2016, down from 514 in 2011, 528 in 2006, 543 in 2002, and over 600 in 1996. The island is part of the Donegal Gaeltacht, with most of the inhabitants speaking Ulster Irish.
  It is also known in English as Arran Island. In Irish the island was traditionally called Árainn; the adjective mór was added fairly recently. It was also sometimes called in Irish Árainn Uí Dhomhnaill, meaning the 'Aran of the O'Donnells'.
context_section_description: Most of the population lives along the southern and (comparatively sheltered) eastern coast, where the main village, Leabgarrow (Irish: Leadhb Gharbh), is located. The island has been settled since 'pre-Celtic times', and the few remaining signs of early settlement include a promontory fort to the south of the island and shell middens dotted along the beaches. Its position near the Atlantic shipping lanes was exploited, with a coastguard station and a lighthouse positioned on the most north-westerly point, and a World War 2 monitoring post.
  The permanent population is 469, but this rises to well over 1,000 during the summer months. A large proportion of the housing stock are holiday homes, with both native islanders and their descendants, as well as non locals. Due to the long decline in population, in 2019, the local government began trying to entice Americans and Australians to move to the island.
caption: Leabgarrow.
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