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Inis Cealtra (Holy Island)
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Ursula
November 19, 2017
Famous Monastic site just off Mountshannon Harbour easy to access by boat. Serene and spiritual place to get some head space in this busy world. Cribby Island (nearby) is home to a pair of rare White Tailed Sea Eagles who produced 2 chicks in 2017 - magnificent sighting from the Harbour all for free!
Shiobain
January 12, 2017
Step back in time with a visit to Holy Island or Inis Cealtra on Lough Derg – one of the most famous monastic sites in Ireland. Here you’ll discover fascinating ruins that bring to life a time when holy men lived in solitude and simplicity – hoping, in vain, to evade marauding Norsemen invaders. The 50-acre island is dominated by a restored 80-foot tall round tower surrounded by the remains of several churches, early monastic cells, a Holy well and ancient graveyard with dozens of marked graves. Many bullun stones – rocks cut with deep hemispherical depressions – dot the island, and though their function is widely disputed, it’s clear they were associated with water
Step back in time with a visit to Holy Island or Inis Cealtra on Lough Derg – one of the most famous monastic sites in Ireland. Here you’ll discover fascinating ruins that bring to life a time when holy men lived in solitude and simplicity – hoping, in vain, to evade marauding Norsemen invaders. The…
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