Inishkeel

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Inishkeel
Native name:
Inis Caoil
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Building at the south east end of Inishkeel
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Inishkeel
Geography
Location Atlantic Ocean
Coordinates 54°50′51″N8°27′22″W / 54.84750°N 8.45611°W / 54.84750; -8.45611 Coordinates: 54°50′51″N8°27′22″W / 54.84750°N 8.45611°W / 54.84750; -8.45611
Area0.391 km2 (0.151 sq mi) [1]
Administration
Province Ulster
County Donegal
Demographics
Population0 (2011 [2] )

Inishkeel (Irish : Inis Caoil) [3] is a small tidal island and a townland [1] off the coast of County Donegal, Ireland. The closest village on the mainland is Narin.

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Geography

The island is located in Gweebarra Bay around 250 m from the coast. A sandy tidal bank connects, with low tide, the island with the mainland. [3]

History

St Conall Cael's Bell St Conall's Bell.jpg
St Conall Cael's Bell

During the 6th century A.D. a small community of monks settled on the island. Their religious leader was Saint Conall Cael, from whom the island later derived its name. During the following centuries Inishkeel was a traditional destination of pilgrimages. Remains of the church and the connected buildings as well as some carved stones can be seen on the island. [4] For its artistical and archeological importance the island was declared National Monument (code: DG064-003). [5] A bell known as St Conall Cael's Bell remained on Inishkeel up to the 19th century and was then acquired by the British Museum. [6]

Demography

A small community used to live on Inishkeel in the past, and in year 1841 23 inhabitants were registered on the island. [7] The island was later abandoned and in 2011 census had no inhabitants. [2]

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References

Church ruins and a carved stone on the island Church ruins, Inishkeel island. - geograph.org.uk - 135936.jpg
Church ruins and a carved stone on the island
  1. 1 2 "Inishkeel Townland, Co. Donegal". www.townlands.ie. Cóipcheart Townlands.ie. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  2. 1 2 Population (Number) by Off Shore Island, Year and Sex Central Statistics Office
  3. 1 2 Liam Ronayne (2000). Donegal: South of the Gap. Dundurn. ISBN   9781900935159 . Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  4. "Inishkeel Monastic Site". www.megalithicireland.com. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  5. National Monuments in State Care: Ownership & Guardianship (PDF). National Monuments Service / Seirbhís na Séadcomharthaí Náisiúnta. 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  6. Rowena Loverance (2007). Christian Art. Harvard University Press. ISBN   9780674024793 . Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  7. Commissioners 4th Rpt, p.15 Newport West E Division

See also

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