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Comment: Personally don't see how notability for this customary title is established. Of the references (many of which are to the same/primary website), only a few make any mention of a "King of Inishmurray" at all. The others, while useful in supporting somewhat unrelated text, do not support notability. I'm having a hard time understanding why we would need a standalone title for this topic/text. Why not just cover it WP:WITHIN the article on the island. Where, I note, the concept of "king" is not discussed at all... Guliolopez (talk) 10:19, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
| King of Inishmurray | |
|---|---|
| Rí Inis Muirígh (Irish) | |
Incumbent since 19 January 1951Vacant | |
| Residence | Inishmurray Island |
The King of Inishmurray (Irish: Rí Inis Muirígh) was a customary title used by inhabitants of the island of Inishmurray, Ireland. The island is uninhabited and the title is vacant, and was last claimed by Michael Waters, who died in January 1951.[1]
History
[edit]Not much is known about the history of the monarchy of this island, but it is believed to date back by 1,500 years.[citation needed] The earliest recorded king of Inishmurray was Martin Heraghty, who died sometime by 1924.[2] Heraghty and his successor Michael Waters were both at different times convicted of distributing illicit liquors.[3][4]
There is little documentation of earlier kings; a 1917 issue of The Literary Digest mentioned that "The shores are inhabited by septs […] which preserve a clannish allegiance to one another, but the islands are ruled by kings. There is a King of Tory and a King of Innismurray".[5]
Michael Waters became king sometime between 1911 and 1924, and held the title until his death in 1951.[1] He had son named after him, who was nicknamed "Princie" by the locals.[6] Due to the rising prices of barley and poteen, on 12 November 1948, the inhabitants of the island evacuated the island for mainland County Sligo.[6][7] The fate of his son and lineage of the Inishmurray Heraghty family is currently unknown.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "The St. Louis Review 19 January 1951 — The Catholic News Archive". thecatholicnewsarchive.org. Retrieved 2025-04-12.
- ^ "1911 Census « Inishmurray". inishmurray.com. Retrieved 2025-04-12.
- ^ "Big Capture on Inishmurray « Inishmurray". inishmurray.com. Retrieved 2025-04-12.
- ^ McTernan, J. C. (n.d.). In Sligo Long Ago: Aspects of the Town & County Over Two Centuries.
- ^ "Ireland's Men of the West". The Literary Digest. 54 (11). Funk & Wagnalls: 720. 17 March 1917 – via archive.org.
- ^ a b "Ireland: The Broth of a King". Time (magazine). 1951-01-22. Retrieved 2025-04-12.
- ^ "List of Placemarks « Inishmurray". inishmurray.com. Retrieved 2025-04-12.