Inchmacnerin Abbey[1] (Irish: Mainistir Inis Mac nÉirín) is a former monastery and National Monument located in Lough Key, Ireland.[2][3]
Location
Inchmacnerin Abbey is located on Church Island, an island of 2.1 hectares (5.2 acres) in the western part of Lough Key.[4]
History
A monastic site existed on the island from the 6th century AD, supposedly founded by Columba (Saint Colum Cille). The name means "island of the sons of Éirín".[citation needed]
It was refounded as an Augustinian priory some time between 1140 and 1170.[5] Some of the Annals of Loch Cé may have been written here, as well as at Holy Trinity Abbey located on the same lake.[6][7]
It was dissolved c. 1569 and the land granted to William Taaffe in 1596.[citation needed]
The island was excavated in 2000, recovering parts of a stone church.[8]
References
- ^ "Inis Mac nÉirín/Church Island". Logainm.ie.
- ^ "Kilbrine". Libraryireland.com.
- ^ "National Monuments in State Care : Ownership & Guardianship : Roscommon" (PDF). Archaeology.ie. 4 March 2009. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ "Stock Images, Medical Scientific & Historical Photos". Diomedia.com.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Hennessy, W. M. (15 November 2012). The Annals of Loch Cé: A Chronicle of Irish Affairs from AD 1014 to AD 1590. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781108048880.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 April 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "5689 « Excavations". Excavations.ie.