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Location: Saints Island, Lough Derg

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Saints Island Townland

Saints Island is in the Electoral Division of Templecarn, in Civil Parish of Templecarn, in the Barony of Tirhugh, in the County of Donegal

The Irish name for Saints Island is Oileán na Naomh

Saints Island is an island.

Saints Island is on…

Tags: Barony of Tirhugh, island, lake, Parish of Templecarne, Saints' Island townland, townland

Saints Island Quay Archaeological Survey

It is traditionally believed that a monastic settlement was founded here in the fifth century by St. Patrick who installed Dabheoc as the first abbot. There are forty-six islands in Lough Derg but only two of them are of archaeological interest. The…

Tags: Archaeological survey, boating, dryness, medieval, monasticism, pilgrim crossing, quay, Saints' Island, Saints' Island townland

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