Inishark - deserted island

Inishark, a small island off western Ireland, was evacuated of the last two families on October 20th 1960. The island was their ancestral home but had become too challenging to live on due to the weather and harbour conditions which often cut them off from the mainland and its facilities. The government did not want to improve island access and, instead, provided land on the mainland for the families. Image shows John Sadovy with the islands landing site behing him and the cameras used on this assignment for LIFE magazine. It was not published

Access Ancestral Assignment Behing Cameras Challenging Evacuated Facilities Improve Instead Mainland Often Provided Sadovy

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