Английская Википедия:Inishcaltra

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Distinguish Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use Irish English Шаблон:Infobox settlement Inishcaltra (Шаблон:Lang-gaШаблон:Sfn) is a civil parish in the barony of Leitrim in County Clare, Ireland. The main settlement in the parish is the village of Mountshannon. It is noted for the eponymous island of Inis Cealtra, which is an ancient Christian monastic site. In the Catholic Church, the parish is part of the ecclesiastical parish of Mountshannon (Clonrush).

Location

Inishcaltra is Шаблон:Convert northeast of Scarriff. The parish is Шаблон:Convert, and covers Шаблон:Convert. It mostly is located on the western shore of Lough Derg and includes some of the lough's islands such as Red Island, Inniscalthra, Young's Island, Basley Island, and Cribby Island. There is a belt of low land along the lake, rising into the Slieve-Baughta mountains.Шаблон:Sfn The road from Scarriff towards Portumna and Loughrea runs along the lake shore.Шаблон:Sfn

History

The island of Inis Cealtra after which the parish is named lies about Шаблон:Convert from the shore. It is often called the Holy Island. It was the scene of pre-Christian religious activities. The Шаблон:Convert pillar tower may have been used in sun worship.Шаблон:Says who? More recently the island was the site of Christian structures, including various cells or oratories, now ruined. The main church, Teampol Camin, located in Mountshannon, is named after the founder or patron, Saint Camin who died around 658.Шаблон:Sfn Danish raids took place in 834, 908 and 946.Шаблон:Sfn

The total population in 1841 was 2,378 in 383 houses.Шаблон:Sfn By 1851, after the famine, the number had dropped to 1,457 through emigration and deaths from starvation.Шаблон:Sfn

The parish was in County Galway from 1610 to 1898.Шаблон:Sfn By the terms of the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898, Inishcaltra and its neighbouring parish of Clonrush were transferred from the county of Galway to the county of Clare while remaining part of the barony of Leitrim.Шаблон:Sfn

Townlands

Townlands of the parish are: Bohateh North, Bohateh South, Cappaduff, Cloonamirran, Cloontyconnaught, Cloontymweenagh, Coogypark, Cooldorragha, Curratober, Derroran East, Derroran West, Derrycon Lower, Derrycon Upper, Dooros, Glenwanish, Inishcaltra, Kilrateera Lower, Kilrateera Upper, Knockaphort, Magherareagh, Middleline North, Middleline South, Mountshannon, Sellernaun East, Sellernaun West and Woodpark.Шаблон:Sfn

References

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Шаблон:Civil parishes of County Clare