Inchmacnerin Abbey

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Inchmacnerin Abbey
Inis Mac nEirinn
Jetties on Lough Key - geograph.org.uk - 801256.jpg
Jetties at Tawnytaskin, looking towards Church Island
Inchmacnerin Abbey is located in Ireland
Inchmacnerin Abbey
Location within Ireland
Monastery information
Other namesEas-mac-neire; Inis-mac-n-erin; Insula-Macnery; Insula-Machum; Inch-vicrinni
OrderCanons Regular (Augustinians)
Established6th century
Disestablishedbefore 1596
Mother houseArrouaise Abbey
DioceseElphin
People
Founder(s)Columba
Architecture
Statusinactive
StyleNorman
Site
LocationChurch Island, Lough Key, County Roscommon
Coordinates53°59′40″N 8°15′39″W / 53.994501°N 8.260823°W / 53.994501; -8.260823Coordinates: 53°59′40″N 8°15′39″W / 53.994501°N 8.260823°W / 53.994501; -8.260823
Public accessyes
National Monument of Ireland
Official nameInchmacnerin Abbey (Church Island)
Reference no.556

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 ha (5.1 ac) 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[]

  1. ^ "Inis Mac nÉirín/Church Island". Logainm.ie.
  2. ^ "Kilbrine". Libraryireland.com.
  3. ^ "National Monuments in State Care : Ownership & Guardianship : Roscommon" (PDF). Archaeology.ie. 4 March 2009. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Stock Images, Medical Scientific & Historical Photos". Diomedia.com.
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 April 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ^ "5689 « Excavations". Excavations.ie.
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