{{short description|Uninhabited island off Skerries, near Dublin, Ireland}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}} {{Use Irish English|date=February 2022}} {{Infobox islands | name = Shenick Island | image_name = Shenick's Island - geograph.org.uk - 491316.jpg | image_caption = Shenick Island with Martello Tower. Rockabill is visible in the background | map = island of Ireland | map_caption = | native_name = Oileán na Sionnach | native_name_link = Irish language | nickname = | location = The Irish Sea | coordinates = {{coord|53.5722|-6.0835|type:isle_region:IE|display=inline,title}} | archipelago = Skerries | area_km2 = | area_footnotes = | length_km = | length_footnotes = | width_km = | width_footnotes = | coastline_km = | highest_mount = | elevation_m = | elevation_footnotes = | country = Ireland | country_admin_divisions_title = Province | country_admin_divisions = Leinster | country_admin_divisions_title_1 = County | country_admin_divisions_1 = Dublin | country_admin_divisions_title_2 = | country_admin_divisions_2 = | country_capital_city = | country_largest_city = | country_largest_city_population = | country_leader_title = | country_leader_name = | population = 0 | population_as_of = 2011 | density_km2 = | ethnic_groups = | additional_info = }} '''Shenick Island''' or '''Shenick's Island''' ({{Irish place name|Oileán na Sionnach|fox island}}) is an island that lies east of Skerries, County Dublin, Ireland.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Walsh |first=David |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ax9li9GGzcsC&dq=%22Shenick+Island%22+ireland&pg=PA33 |title=Oileain: A Guide to the Irish Islands |date=2004 |publisher=Pesda Press |isbn=978-0-9531956-9-5 |language=en}}</ref> It is populated only by seals that harbour on the western side of the island and a few different species of seabirds nest there. It may be reached by boat but at low tide it may be reached by crossing a sand bank.
The most prominent feature on Shenick Island is a Martello tower. It is possible to climb into the tower with some effort. The tower is relatively intact, however any wooden floors are gone. The spiral staircase is still intact and access to the tower roof is possible. The old cooking grate is still intact but the iron grate is heavily rusted. The tower is exactly 1 mile from the great windmill in Skerries and approximately 1 mile from the Monument on Strand Street and the Martello tower on Red Island.
The Island had a population of four people in 1841.
Shenick Island can be reached most easily at Spring Tide.
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Category:Islands of County Dublin Category:Uninhabited islands of Ireland