Inis Mac nEirinn | |
Monastery information | |
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Other names | Eas-mac-neire; Inis-mac-n-erin; Insula-Macnery; Insula-Machum; Inch-vicrinni |
Order | Canons Regular (Augustinians) |
Established | 6th century |
Disestablished | before 1596 |
Mother house | Arrouaise Abbey |
Diocese | Elphin |
People | |
Founder(s) | Columba |
Architecture | |
Status | inactive |
Style | Norman |
Site | |
Location | Church Island, Lough Key, County Roscommon |
Coordinates | 53°59′40″N 8°15′39″W / 53.994501°N 8.260823°W |
Public access | yes |
Official name | Inchmacnerin Abbey (Church Island) |
Reference no. | 556 |
Inchmacnerin Abbey[1] (Irish: Mainistir Inis Mac nÉirín) is a former monastery and National Monument located in Lough Key, Ireland.[2][3]