Inis Oírr ( Inisheer ) Inisheer is the smallest and most eastern of the three Aran Islands in Galway Bay. Inisheer has a population of about 297, making it the second smallest of the Aran Islands in terms of population. The island gained some television exposure in the 1990s when it appeared in the opening credits of the sitcom Father Ted. A few years ago, Inisheer objected to neighboring Island Inishmore's giving itself airs as "the real Craggy Island", and they held a football match to decide who had the right to the title. Inishmore won. The everyday language of the islanders is Irish and their stories and songs enshrine much of Ireland’s folklore and ancient culture. The terrain of the island is composed of limestone pavements with crisscrossing cracks known as "grikes", leaving isolated rocks called "clints". The limestones date from approximately 350 million years ago. The cargo vessel Plassey was shipwrecked off Inisheer in the 1960s, and has since been thrown above high tide mark at Carraig na Finise on the island by strong Atlantic waves. The ship features in the opening credits of Father Ted. A group of local Islanders, 'the Inisheer Rocket Crew', rescued the entire crew from the stricken vessel using a breeches buoy - an event captured in a pictorial display at the National Maritime Museum in Dún Laoghaire.