Church Island (Lough Currane)
Church Island is a medieval Christian monastery and National Monument located in Lough Currane, Ireland.[3][4][5]
Oileán an Teampaill[1] | |
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  Location within Ireland | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Established | 6th century AD |
| Diocese | Kerry |
| People | |
| Founder(s) | Fionán Cam |
| Architecture | |
| Status | ruined |
| Style | Romanesque |
| Site | |
| Location | Lough Currane, County Kerry |
| Coordinates | 51.834893°N 10.129270°W |
| Public access | yes |
| Official name | Church Island (Lough Currane) Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Site[2] |
| Reference no. | 60 |
Location
Church Island is located on a 1.8 ha (4.4 acres) island in Lough Currane, 2.8 km (1.7 mi) east of Waterville.[6] It is also known as Inis Uasail ("Upper Island").[7]
History
The monastery on Lough Currane claims its foundation from Saint Fionán Cam (6th century AD).[8][9]
The oak church (dairthech) was replaced in the 12th century by a Romanesque stone building, some of which survives.[10]
Description
There is a stone church, a clochán (perhaps a hospitium) and two further cells for other monks. There are three altars, 11 cross slabs and pillar stones.[11][12]
A carved cross on Church Island
The church contains a relief carving of a musician playing a lyre.[13][14]
References
- "Oileán an Teampaill/Church Island". Logainm.ie.
- https://www.archaeology.ie/sites/default/files/media/pdf/monuments-in-state-care-kerry.pdf
- Dublin.), James Fraser (of (9 March 2018). "Guide through Ireland" – via Google Books.
- Ireland, Royal Society of Antiquaries of (9 March 2018). "The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland". The Society – via Google Books.
- "The Irish Digest". Irish Digest. 9 March 1963 – via Google Books.
- https://www.activeme.ie/guides/attractions-2/church-island-lough-currane-waterville-kerry-ireland-things-to-see-and-do/
- Ltd., eDynamics. "Church Island in Lough Currane, Co. Kerry - Map, Locate, Directions, Contact". mypois.ie.
- Daly, Mike. "Church Island".
- Crowley, John; Sheehan, John (9 March 2018). "The Iveragh Peninsula: a cultural atlas of the Ring of Kerry". Cork University Press – via Google Books.
- Murphy, J. A. The Church of Ireland in Co Kerry. Lulu.com. ISBN 9781471080258 – via Google Books.
- "Church island lough currane (also called termons), County Kerry". www.earlychristianireland.net.
- Ireland, Royal Society of Antiquaries of (1855). Journal. p. 253 – via Internet Archive.
Church Island Lough Currane.
- Monk, Michael A.; Sheehan, John (9 March 1998). Early Medieval Munster: Archaeology, History and Society. Cork University Press. ISBN 9781859181072 – via Google Books.
- "The Islands of Ireland: Monastic, musical and magical Church Island". 18 September 2017.
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