Native name: Inis Cloithrinn Nickname: Quaker Island | |
|---|---|
  Inchcleraun | |
| Geography | |
| Location | River Shannon |
| Coordinates | 53°35′02″N 8°00′40″W / 53.584°N 8.011°W |
| Area | 0.577 km2 (0.223 sq mi) |
| Administration | |
Ireland | |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | Longford |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
| Additional information | |
| Official name | Inchcleraun |
| Reference no. | 91[1] |
Inchcleraun (Irish: Inis Cloithrinn), also called Quaker Island, is an island situated in Lough Ree on the River Shannon, in central Ireland.[2][3][4][5][6]
The island is home to the ruins of St. Diarmaid's Monastery, a monastery founded by Diarmaid the Just in AD 560. These buildings constitute a National Monument.
- ^ "National Monuments of County Longford in State Care" (PDF). heritageireland.ie. National Monument Service. p. 1. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ Heraghty, Michael (15 October 2004). "Inchcleraun Island / Quaker Island - Longford -". Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
- ^ "Islands".
- ^ "Inchcleraun (quaker island), County Longford".
- ^ "Lough Ree".
- ^ "Inchclearaun Island - Newtowncashel - Co. Longford".