Inchcleraun

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Inchcleraun is a historic island on Ireland’s River Shannon, known for its early medieval monastic ruins and association with Saint Diarmaid.

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Inchcleraun canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic site
island
monastic site
access only accessible by boat
associatedWith Saint Diarmaid
surface form: Saint Diarmaid of Inchcleraun
country Ireland
dedicatedTo Saint Diarmaid
governedBy County Longford local authority
hasAlternativeName Quaker Island
hasArchaeologicalSignificance early medieval ecclesiastical architecture
inscribed stones and grave markers
hasBuildingType medieval church ruins
oratory ruins
hasCulturalSignificance important early Christian monastic centre on the Shannon
hasFeature burial ground
enclosure walls
stone church ruins
hasHeritageStatus National Monument of Ireland
hasHistoricalFunction monastic community site
religious pilgrimage site
hasLandscape pasture and grassland
hasNameInIrish Inis Cealtra
surface form: Inis Cloithrinn
hasRuinsOf domestic monastic buildings
early Christian monastery
graveyard
multiple medieval churches
hasUse archaeological research
heritage tourism
heritageProtection protected archaeological site
historicalPeriod early Christian period in Ireland
knownFor association with Saint Diarmaid
early medieval monastic ruins
locatedIn County Longford
Lough Ree
River Shannon
province of Leinster
locatedInBasin Shannon River Basin
locatedInCountry Ireland
locatedOnWaterbody Lough Ree
nearbySettlement Ballyleague
Lanesborough
partOf River Shannon
surface form: River Shannon waterway
region midlands of Ireland
religiousTradition Christianity
early Irish monasticism
timeOfMainFlourishing early Middle Ages
topographicType river island

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River Shannon notableIsland Inchcleraun
Lough Ree hasIsland Inchcleraun