Inchmacnerin Abbey
Inis Mac nEirinn | |||||||||
 Jetties at Tawnytaskin, looking towards Church Island | |||||||||
  Location within Ireland | |||||||||
| Monastery information | |||||||||
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| Other names | Eas-mac-neire; Inis-mac-n-erin; Insula-Macnery; Insula-Machum; Inch-vicrinni | ||||||||
| Order | Canons Regular (Augustinians) | ||||||||
| Established | 6th century | ||||||||
| Disestablished | before 1596 | ||||||||
| Mother house | Arrouaise Abbey | ||||||||
| Diocese | Elphin | ||||||||
| People | |||||||||
| Founder(s) | Columba | ||||||||
| Architecture | |||||||||
| Status | inactive | ||||||||
| Heritage designation |
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| Style | Norman | ||||||||
| Site | |||||||||
| Location | Church Island, Lough Key, County Roscommon | ||||||||
| Public access | yes | ||||||||
Inchmacnerin Abbey[1] 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 derives from Inis Mac nEirinn, "island of a son of Ireland",
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.
The island was excavated in 2000, recovering parts of a stone church.[8]
References
- ^ "Inis Mac nÉirín/Church Island".
- ^ "Kilbrine".
- ^ https://www.archaeology.ie/sites/default/files/media/pdf/monuments-in-state-care-roscommon.pdf
- ^ "Stock Images, Medical Scientific & Historical Photos - DIOMEDIA".
- ^ http://macdermot.com/moylurg/walks/rockwalk/stop-04.htm
- ^ 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 – via Google Books.
- ^ http://www.heritagecouncil.ie/fileadmin/user_upload/Publications/Inland_Waterways/WCS2005/2005_Archaeology_Built_Heritage.pdf
- ^ "5689 « Excavations".