placenamesInch
An Inse
The coast at Inch became an entry point for offshore natural gas in 1978.
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.
Recorded forms
- An Inse · Irish · main form · validated name
- Inch · English · main form
Place & story
A new energy landfall
Natural gas first came ashore at Inch through a subsea pipeline in 1978. The arrival followed the discovery of gas off Kinsale in 1971 and the establishment of Bord Gáis Éireann in 1976. Inch thus became a coastal link between an offshore resource and Ireland’s developing gas network. [2]
The final supplies
In July 2020 the Kinsale facility ceased production, and its last commercial gas entered the national transmission system through Inch. Gas Networks Ireland’s development plan records this closing stage of the entry point’s history. The terminal’s role connected a small part of the Cork coast with a supply system serving customers much farther inland. [3]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Inch. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Gas Networks Ireland: 1970s history · Gas Networks Ireland
- Network Development Plan 2020, section 7.3 Kinsale gas · Gas Networks Ireland
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.