The Island Praeger Found is a lecture given by John Feehan, editor of the book Clare Island, in the Royal Irish Academy on Wednesday, 16 November 2022 to a live and online audience. This lecture was organised to celebrate the completion of the New Survey of Clare Island, a series that is built on the pioneering work of the first Clare Island Survey (1909–11), one of the first geographically specific multi-disciplinary studies in the world, masterminded by Robert Lloyd Praeger for the Royal Irish Academy. To learn more about the New Survey of Clare Island, please take a look at our website: https://www.ria.ie/research-projects/new-survey-clare-islandVideo recording, including John's slides, is available on the Royal Irish Academy's Youtube channel