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Inis Cloithrín — Inchcleraun

Ecclesiastical site
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What is recorded here

In pasture on the E shore of Inchcleraun in Lough Ree. According to legend, the island is named after Clothra, sister of the mythical Medbh/Meave, Queen of Connaught but in the 19th century it was known as ‘Quaker’s Island’ (AFM vol. 3, 98). A monastery was founded here by St Diarmuid in the 6th century. This record was formerly classed as Archaeological Complex, which has now been changed to Ecclesiastical Site which includes the following monuments, LF021-046----, LF021-047----, LF021-048001-, LF021-048002-, LF021-048003-, LF021-048004-, LF021-048005-, LF021-048006-, LF021-048007-, LF021-048008-, LF021-048009-, LF021-048010-, LF021-048011- , LF021-048012-, LF021-048013-, LF021-049----. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 1 February 2023

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