Inis Cealtra

Inis Cealtra, also known in English as Inishcaltra or Holy Island, is an island off the western shore of in Ireland. Now uninhabited, it was once a monastic settlement.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Islet
  • Description: island in Lough Derg, Ireland
  • Also known as: “Holy Island”, “Inishcaltra”, and “Inishcaltra or Holy Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Inishcaltra Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Site and Inishcaltra Round Tower.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site.

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Ruins
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is a ruins.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mountshannon and Scarriff.

Village
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is a village in east , Ireland. It is part of the civil parish of Inishcaltra. The village is on the western shore of , north of . won the Irish Tidy Towns Competition in 1981.

Village
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or Scariff is a large village in east , in the midwest of Ireland. The town is on the west end of and is best known for its harbour. is situated 5 km west of Inis Cealtra.

Village
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is a village in eastern in the west of Ireland and a civil parish by the same name. Situated about a kilometre from the River Graney which flows into , it is an ancient settlement, noted for , said to be the oldest church in constant use in Ireland. is situated 6 km west of Inis Cealtra.

Inis Cealtra

Latitude
52.91544° or 52° 54′ 56″ north
Longitude
-8.4503° or 8° 27′ 1″ west
Elevation
32 metres (105 feet)
Open location code
9C4HWG8X+5V
Open­Street­Map ID
way 34752926
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
2963741
Wiki­data ID
Q1625333
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Inis Cealtra” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Holy Island”
  • Dutch: “Inis Cealtra”
  • German: “Holy Island”
  • Irish: “Inis Cealtra”
  • Japanese: “イニス・シートラ”
  • Japanese: “イニッシ・ケアルトラ”
  • Kazakh: “Холи-Айленд (Ирландия)”
  • Kazakh: “Холи-Айленд”
  • Russian: “Холи-Айленд”
  • Swedish: “Holy Island, Irland”
  • Swedish: “Holy Island”
  • Welsh: “Inis Cealtra”

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