Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ecclesiastical site
Inchcleraun, County Longford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Inchcleraun
- County
- Longford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Inis Cloithrín
- Latest-edition OS map
- Inis Cloithrín
- Coordinates
- 53.58496, -8.01039
- SMR number
- LF021-045----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
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
Nearby in the register
- Cairn - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - cashelunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.