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Monastic site on Devenish Island, Fermanagh

Devenish Island

Devenish is an island in Lower Lough Erne, in Fermanagh. Aligned roughly north–south, it is about one and a quarter miles long and two-thirds of a mile wide. The main place to get a ferry to the island is at Trory Point, just outside Enniskillen.

Devenish contains one of the finest monastic sites in Ulster. A round tower thought to date from the 12th century is situated on the island, as are the walls of the Oratory of Saint Molaise who established the monastery in the 6th century. (Read more)