Inchmacnerin Abbey

Inchmacnerin Abbey[1] (Irish: Mainistir Inis Mac nÉirín) is a former monastery and National Monument located in Lough Key, Ireland.[2][3]

Inchmacnerin Abbey aerial view

Inchmacnerin Abbey
Inis Mac nEirinn
Jetties at Tawnytaskin, looking towards Church Island
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
Coordinates53.994501°N 8.260823°W / 53.994501; -8.260823
Public accessyes
Official nameInchmacnerin Abbey (Church Island)
Reference no.556

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".

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
  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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