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Feasibility Study for a Pilgrim Way for the Shannon-Erne Note: study focusing on sites of potential international significance within 10km of waterway.

Shannon-Erne Site Name Stakeholder Comments/ Inputs using Maps & Notes Comments Loc./ County WORKSHOP 1: SOUTH SHANNON/SHANNON /LOUGH DERG , 4/2/19 South Shannon Adare Holy Trinitarian church in Adare along the Maigue 2017 plan published Limerick Adare golf course - Easter Sunday Clarina Clarina/ Holy Cooraclare holy well located in Clarina Patrickswell Holywell @ Mungret; St. Patrick’s Well Demarcated on the map north of Patrickswell settlement Limerick: St Marys Cathedral Church of cathedral - In active use in Limerick city Limerick is a Viking City Askeaton  Askeaton Friary – graveyard in use  Askeaton Madonna – wooden statue found locally and now in NMI National Museum of Ireland  Knights Templar town – in grounds of Church of Ireland 3 holy with cures: eyes, throat and voice Public rights of way to each holy well  St James Well, Cappagh (eyes; 5km south) – feast day in June through farm lands.  Barrigone Well (4km west)- pattern day 15th August, with Mass annually St Bridgid’s Well (eyes; 2km east), Kilcornan – Feb 1st pattern Shannon Estuary : St Nessan (Mungret); St Senan (Scattery); – general notes Ss Senan & Brendan - Fergus Estuary Not currently accessible – need small boats Mungret Monastic site St. Nessan buried in Mungret – July patron day is St Nessan’s feast day Full accessible Cure for blindness at Mungret holy well Annual Easter dawn service at the Abbey in Mungret Note: “Mungret churches” noted on map 3 church ruins, 2 date back to monastic times in Mungret Abbey Viking coin hoard, found just north of Mungret main sites Athlunkard Athlunkard is reputed to be a Viking longfort Shore Island St Nessan met with St Colum on Shore Island, looking for advice. St Nessan met by Emily, to know if can he accept girls from the Laerhy Kilbreedy Brendan blessed by St Ita in Kilbreedy near Croagh. Believe he went as cyclops and called for her blessing St. Senan - there must be some associated holy wells! Foynes/Robertstown Foynes/Robertstown associated with St Senan (churches in his honour) Knockpatrick Hill Holy site Knockpatrick Hill (south of Foynes) ruined church and graveyard still 3 wells near Askeaton and Knockpatrick Hill in use. have public rights of way and paths St Patrick’s Well, St Patrick’s Bed/footprint through farming land. *Sites noted by *Lough Gur: outside area of study Only site in Ireland with unbroken human habitation for 8,000 years. www.loughgur.com participants outside Holy Well with cure for sore eyes in Patrickswell, 2km from lakefront of only natural lake of significance in Limerick of Pilgrim Way study Lough Gur area Ireland’s oldest & largest stone circle at Grange

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Shannon-Erne Site Name Stakeholder Comments/ Inputs using Maps & Notes Comments Loc./ County Teampall Nua – famous connection to Bresnan and harpist O’Carollan Grange Stone Circle ‘cathedral–like’ a/c Dr Mass rock Pat Wallace former Director of NMI Connection to Glenstal Abbey Aiming to become Dark Sky Park *Cowpark, Killulta, Askeaton Along the estuary, all in ruins, in state ownership *Omissions – within 10km corridor *Knockpatrick, Clonagh Local authority graveyards *Co. Limerick – south of Estuary Omitted parish churches in the 10km corridor on the LK side of the estuary www.archaeology.ie by RMP number are L1011-065002, L1028-066001; 4010-058001 (Knockpatrick). South Shannon Killaloe St Flannan’s Chapel – Killaloe, still in use Chapel moved from island to grounds of Clare St. Flannan’s Cathedral (C of I) cathedral (*/ water levels - *Before 1926 the Shannon was tidal and Lough Derg was 7’6” lower (2.29m)) Holy Island (Iniscealtra) Churches/ Round Tower & active burial ground – Clare Co Co own the island and have Linked also to Viking raids and later Brian Ború developed Visitor Management Plan for Visitor Management Plan : include holy well conservation management. future sustainable access from Numbers allowed on islands will be limited. / / Scariff Mountshannon Sea Eagles Project (NPWS) – nesting offshore The Little Ark in Kilbaha August- have mass on Scattery Island / Burrane Burrane Burial Ground contains the grave of Colleen Bawn Crecora Unmarked tomb, Scanlon, Colleen Bawn Scattery Island Important 5thC monastic sites - associated with St Senan Scattery Island under full OPW control Parish of Asdee Monastic site, reputedly oldest on Shannon; pre-dates . since 1989, with Bishop of Killaloe 5 Churches; Cathedral; Round Tower – Round Tower: one of only two in Ireland with door at ground floor level Ss Brendan, Kieran, Aidan of Iona, studied here under St Senan. Regular boat links from Kilrush Ladys’ Rock burial ground; graveyards partially in use (some are/ some are not) Potential opportunity to ‘offshoot’ to St Senan’s Well; absolves of sins; curative powers for eyes Kilrush, with Teach Ceol, turret, local holy St Senan’s Grave – has a across it; Stone well etc onshore. St. Senan’s Day (8th March, feast day, annual pilgrimage) Gathering Festival 2014 Cooraclare Holywell in Cooraclare (outside zone) Canon Island Cavan Island on the Fergus Estuary This might be in reference to the ruins on the southeast side of the island Coney Island Plane crashed on Coney Island during WW2 – American pilot – didn’t believe

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Shannon-Erne Site Name Stakeholder Comments/ Inputs using Maps & Notes Comments Loc./ County where he was. South Shannon Lislaughtin Abbey Graveyard still in use. Kerry Ballylongford, Co Kerry St Laughtin – August Mass. Aghavallen Church: ruins and graveyard Carrig Island, Co Kerry St Eoin’s church and holy well Asdee (4km from Carrig Island) Asdee Holy Well – St Eoin associated

South Shannon Portumna, Tipperary Portland Church Portumna, Tipperary/ Galway Terryglass / Kilbarron Parish St Columb, St Barrons, St Ruadhán (Lorrha) *Before 1926 the Shannon was tidal and Monastery & Grennan, St Columb’s Church Lough Derg was 7’6” lower (2.29m) Terryglass - holywells: St Columb (headache), St Augh (eyes cure) – May Many sites were flooded with the construction of the hydroelectric at St Barron’s well & old abbey, Kilbarron Ardnacrusha in1927 Illaunmore Friary, Lough Derg – ( buried??) Hand drawn map shows route from Lorrha- mass paths to & Clonmacnoise. Illaunmore through Kilbarron to Terryglass Vikings burnt monastery, Viking sword found at Curraghmore, recorded in Note Omissions: Nenagh Friary RM 1252 Book of . Temple Kelly Church; St Ciarans Rathcabbin Lackeen Castle, near Lorrha Lackeen Castle, near Lorrha – altars; also location was where the Stowe Excerpt Lorrha Rathcabbin Community Missal (an Irish illuminated manuscript written in Latin) was discovered. The Action Plan: “Lorrha Castle is owned and Missal now resides in the Irish National Museum – no signage and needs managed by the OPW – the links between access Lackeen Castle and the Stowe Missal should be highlighted in and future developments on the site”. Lorrha St Ruadhán’s Church of Ireland. This site has 7 protected archaeological Excerpt Lorrha Rathcabbin Community inventory records, including two high crosses. Action Plan: “ no interpretive information Site note – this site is where the first Irish whiskey was distilled by the available on the site… limiting factor for of St. Ruadhán visitor appreciation .. beyond its visual appeal as a ruin. Features such as the Motte and Bailey are not obvious to the naked eye … Lorrha Dominican Friary – 13 archaeological records including Bullaun Stones and Stained Glass Windows from Michael Stone Heads. Healy, 1909 Lorrha Augustinian church, 12th Century. Opportunities exist to correct the existing interpretive information available exist here. Lorrha Beara Breifne Way (& Ormond Way) routes wend through Lorrha Existing Route – important opportunity for BBW is a national trail that traces the footsteps of O’Sullivan Beare – from links along Pilgrim Way Beara Peninsula to Black Lion, Co. Leitrim. (c. 1602 post Kinsale).

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Shannon-Erne Site Name Stakeholder Comments/ Inputs using Maps & Notes Comments Loc./ County WORKSHOP 2: MID-SHANNON / – 5/2/19 Mid-Shannon WS2 Ballinasloe St Michael’s church stained glass. Galway Ballygar-Gilmore - Aghrane-O’Kelly Abbey, Co. Galway Abbey Monastery (only Carthusian monastery in the country – 13-14th c). Mid-Shannon WS2 Meelick, Galway Meelick: Oldest Irish in use Mid-Shannon WS2 Bishops Palace Meelick Church (Franciscans) longevity - workshop Clonfert Clonfert – St Brendan’s Cathedral with magn. 7thC Romanesque door Clonfert – monastery, St Brendan – (lecteen-shape – Brendan the Navigator), world heritage, door. St Brendan the Navigator buried there. Used for weddings Our Lady of Clonfert – statue dates back over 700 year. Wolsely (WWII) Emanuelle House Clonfert – place of healing, has pilgrimages to Our Lady. Door (Brendan the Navigator) Eddie Stone – - lots of saying Madonna & Child statue in old church. associated with the church/stories. St Brendan to Madonna, our lady. Doorway and statue AD 1000-1200 – mermaid on them Cathedral – doorway history (Catholic/protestant) Laurencetown – new gate – Laurence Meelick church, bishop palace Moystown St. Sartan’s Well Portumna Abbey / Priory / Friary – walled garden Portumna Castle Famine Workhouse & burial ground; labourers cottages Work House Museum in Portumna Calvary Cemetery

Portuma / Lough Derg Blueway Portuma Workhouse and Heritage Trail, Woodford Heritage Centre, East Lough Derg Blueway pamphlet – note Galway Family History Society, and Cloondadauv Castle and Quay are circled other religious areas are covered in this in this pamphlet. pamphlet which may be of use. Portumna (pamphlet) Items: Abbey/Priory/Friary, Walled Garden, Workhouse, Famine Burial Visit Portuma pamphlet. Ground are circled in this pamphlet

Sites outside Pilgrim Way study area: Athenry Heritage Trail – A medieval journey Athenry Heritage Trail visitor pamphlet Athenry Athenry Castle, 12 apostles memorial stone, Dominican Prior of Sts. Peter and Pail, The Market Cross. (Athenry town wall remnants are mentioned) Loughrea Loughrea Heritage Trail – includes St. Brendan’s Cathedral, Confert Diocesan Loughrea heritage trail pamphlet Museum, St ’s Well, St Brigid’s Church and graveyard (Garrybreeda),

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Shannon-Erne Site Name Stakeholder Comments/ Inputs using Maps & Notes Comments Loc./ County Carmelite Abbey, Carmelite Monastery of St. Joseph (Mount Carmel). Mid-Shannon WS2 Clontuskert Abbey Clontuskert Abbey Na Sinna – 520 AD. St Brendan the Navigator & St Faithleach (were brothers) Hodson Bay Hodson Bay – former monastery - Lord Nelson took its stone for is house. National Museum, monastic boat stored there; on top of Hodson’s/Nelson’sPillar?? St Diarmaid’s Holy well, cure for eyes, located at Portrunny See website www.portrun.ie Portrunny See Portrunny Heritage Trail Graveyard Kilteevan Graveyard and church/ Mass rock. See www.kilteevancommunity.ie Cloonsellan Cloonsellan Abbey (12-13th century) - half house between Inchclearaun Side note, there may be a link between (Quaker Island) and Roscommon Town (540AD). Link drawn on map. this abbey and the Cross of Cong (check Access to Cloonsellan Abbey – conservation and access – 10 year lease/ the www.portrun.ie website) landowner – LEADER funds sought to support. Cruit Point Galey Castle - 13th century Brideswell Pattern held last Sunday in July, pilgrimage to the holy well in the village. Killane *(outside 10km zone) Killane (outside 10km zone) – monastic settlement (St) Aedh (Hugh) Mac Buc, cure for headaches. Connection to Sliabh League, Donegal and Iona Sliabh Bán Sliabh Bán – public, mountain of Dághna – remains of an old chapel on the mountain. Once a year pilgrimage to the cross atop of mountain Ballyleague St Faitleach Well (over 14 centuries ago) - outskirts of Ballyleague private Mass House in 1765 Drum Monastic Site Drum monastic site, old church - could be a connection to Clonmacnoise. Drum heritage group flyer attached 11th-12th century abbey. St Brigid’s well, she is associated with Drum. Cure for skin complaints/ cures for stomach ailments. St.Brigids well - 3rd Sunday in June, have open air mass. Connection to St Kieran in Clonmacnoise. Bridle pathway (leading to portal tomb) Dolmen – 3500BC – garlic growing there cures ailments Hedge school at Curraghaleen, Wake House (Nure), birthplace of Clonellan and of writer Sean O’Neachtain Still active - Drum monastic site (OPW), St Bridget’s well. Drum mass paths, ancient funeral path to Clonmacnoise Roscommon Town Dominican Abbey in Roscommon. St Coman’s church and cemetery. Ballinasaggart Mass rock

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Shannon-Erne Site Name Stakeholder Comments/ Inputs using Maps & Notes Comments Loc./ County Brideswell, St Brigid’s holy well - annual pattern in July (Clonowen) St Brigid’s holy well (Raharc – cure for upset stomach. Rinn Duín, Roscommon Rinn Duín Castle, church, hospital (Knights Hospitallers). Kilcommon old church. St Johns ancient (9th c) cemetery. St John’s holy well (a place of pilgrimage). Rinnegan Plague (St. Johns). Killeenvoy Church and cemetery. Viking Raids

Mid-Shannon WS2 Killagally Glebe Killagally Glebe – within a site of monastery and possibly children’s graveyard OF014-039 – to be included in next RMP Offaly Belmont/Ferbane (between Belmont and Ferbane) Gallen Priory Gallen Priory – not active. OPW developed. Ferbane St Canoc, medieval monastery, old graveyard. No public access, nursing home based in the convent. Stone carvings (oratory?) & marigold motif (flower drawing) Gallen Cross Lemanaghan (Lemanachan) Lemanaghan and Boher Church with St. Manchán’s Shrine & well See map – these sites are diagrammed St Bridget’s Well at Castle Armstrong and See map – these sites are diagrammed St. Manchán’s well at Lemanachan (active – but “don’t know cure”) At Lemanachan is St Mella’s Cell (mother of Manchán). Prehistoric roadway and holy well (St. Mella’s cell , his mother ) Clonmacnoise/ Pilgrim way from Clonmacnoise towards Ballycumber along Eiscir Riada Bord na Mona infrastructure may Ballycumber Link Clonfert and Clonmacnoise– this can be done by using the BNM railway become available as peat extraction bridge. ceases over next 10 years. Clonmacnoise St. Ciaran’s lost monastic city. Pattern Day in Sept/.Summer School Sept. Clonfinlough Stone, near Clonmacnoise - pre-Christian druids. The Nun’s Church – Queen Devergillas; Sheela-na-gig Invasion of Normans Info on brochure. High crosses. Cathedral and churches. Pope John Paul II Dolmen, drum heritage, burial walk through Drum. Cures at Dolmen. Garlic. Dolmen – 3500 BC. Cures by garlic- still grows there. Other nearby sites * off study area Pollagh spectacular church; bog carvings; history; Boher Rahan – seven (7) churches Pollagh Durrow Abbey & High Cross – pilgrim route to Clonmacnoise Rahan Kilcormack – timber statue of Pieta in church; St Cormac’sWell

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Shannon-Erne Site Name Stakeholder Comments/ Inputs using Maps & Notes Comments Loc./ County Durrow Clonony Castle Home of the Boleyns (banished there by Henry VIII) Clonfinlough Ogham Stone, church, Gallen priory. Ferbane – St Saren slabs Tissaron, old church. Bog timber - Belmont. Napoleonic fortifications. Bogs – infrastructure to be used/ transport Clareen (Offaly) High cross, churches, holy way and well, history.

Mid-Shannon WS2 St Mel’s St Mel’s cathedral – 1840-1856 built. Neoclassical style. Recently refurbished following fire. Longford 1860-belfry, 1889 – portico. St Mel came to Ireland with St Patrick – in active spiritual use. Lady Well - Mass Rock beside lady well Derrygara – penal times. Lanesborough Lanesboro Cemetery – oldest inscription 1690 AD. St John’s Church 1858-1862 Rathcline Rathcline Castle 12thC Rathcline Church & Graveyard – rear of building ‘sheela-na-gig’ St Kieran’s graveyard, Rathcline – active spiritual use 1650 AD ’s Island St Ciaran 542 AD established the monastic settlement Linked by causeway to mainland. Open Saints Island Priory – in good shape; Augustinian monastery. to flooding. Active multiple uses. Saint’s Island graveyard. Graveyards and priory, on public lands - Vaulted chambers. open to visitors. 5 castles, only 1 still standing (Elfeet) ruins still standing. Caltramor, Portanure, Corool Linked by causeway. Abbey and burial ground (open to public). What about Nun’s Island (marked x on a map) - note – see below Ballinakill Graveyard 6th – 7th century with medieval church remains- open to the public – owner Clondra Parish. St Ernan of Cluvain-Deoghra. 2x bullaun stones survive. Retains sections of the historic church wall, fragments of fine carved medieval stonework on a decorative panel; Number of grave markers of interest. Cashel, Co. Longford Cashel Graveyard and stone ring/ circle. Mid-Shannon wilderness park, including Port, public access. enhancement of Corlea bog trail. Good Corlea Bog trackway. scape.

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Shannon-Erne Site Name Stakeholder Comments/ Inputs using Maps & Notes Comments Loc./ County Pilgrimage to Uisneach Monastic site of St Diarmuid (560 AD) Privately owned Multiple ruins of monastic churches; cloigeen; gardens Not easily accessible; access from Barley Associated with St Diarmuid and St – daughter of Eocha – high king of Harbour, open to public in general. Ireland; she became queen. Monastery- protected as national monuments. In active spiritual use. 6 characters associated with island – incl. St Diarmuid, Quakers, Clothru Cairn Hill Pilgrimage every August (pre-Christian?). St Patrick’s Well (was) and Mass rock. Mid-Shannon WS2 Athlone Cluniac monastic site (link to Cluny, France? no remains) but possibility to Westmeath explore via virtual/augmented reality. The site is linked to the foundation of the town. Early Christian cross slabs on view in castle museum from Franciscan Friary. St Mary’s church. Franciscan Friary site. 8x Harry Clarke stained glass windows in Ss Peter & Paul Cathedral Cross slabs, abbey church, monastery (5thC), St Ríog Private with poor enough access Inchbofin Monastery – in reasonable condition Goldsmiths. Abandoned village. Portlick ‘Church Park’ possible remains. Early Christian cross slab – now lost. Castle associated with Dillon family – medieval origins Hare Island Initial settlement point of monastics (Kieran / Ciaran) Note: Google imaging for historic sites: Strongly connected with Clonmacnoise (Ciaran – pre-Clonmacnoise) linkage of island names on Lough Ree Vikings – Turgesius controlled the island for a period Viking association. and those on the west coast e.g. Inisbofin Largest horde of Viking gold found in - 2nd largest hoard of Viking gold discovered in world (in late 19thC) If access not possible, circumnavigate. Augmented reality app? Nun’s Island Medieval church and associated 1641 AD- St Clare nuns. Ruins of medieval church and enclosure. Bealin () /Twyford Bealin (Baylin) Cross is believed to be moved from Clonmacnoise. digital model available via Associated with Clonmacnoise and St. Kieran. High cross. www.westmeathcoco.ie website. Access an issue (private land). Abbey Medieval ruins, medieval fort. Site associated with Knights Templar. Later church and Holy well - not active – reputed centre of Ireland. Goldsmith country. The Pinnacle 1765-1775.

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Shannon-Erne Site Name Stakeholder Comments/ Inputs using Maps & Notes Comments Loc./ County Ruins of church of Ireland – built 1769. Free standing limestone pillar. Inchmore St. Lobhán monastic foundation - only trace remains of church and enclosure Privately owned with reasonable access Augustinian Priory - pre 1170 AD to the public. Inchmore Priory - few traces left. Schoolhouse is most recent history – very interesting large school. (*outside study area) Moate – adjacent to site identified. Sheela na gig. Moate Motte and Baily. Castle, tower house. Quaker associated cemetery Bunown Very ruinous but historic interpretation would need/benefit from augmented reality app. Tang Goldsmith country Nunnery - following sacking by Cromwell’s forces, moved to Galway. Rathduath (?) Known known as Rathduath graveyard. Public VG access Have a print from the 1700s in good shape. Comments; Athlone to Clonmacnoise My proposal is to connect two points (less than 1km) to facilitate a Important potential connectivity for the Proposals Proposal walking/cycling trail which would like Athlone to Clonmacnoise. Some of this Pilgrim Way indicated in this submission journey will involve traveling on the original Pilgrims Route to Clonmacnoise. It eliminates the need to travel on the N62 (dangerous). This will also facilitate the connecting to Clonfert (old cathedral) and Lough Boora. A proposal already exists (courtesy of Longford Co. Co.) to connect Clondra (on Royal ) to Athlone (via ). I can furnish more details as required. PS this will network with EuroVelo3 (European Pilgrim Cycle Routes)

Clustering of Tier 1 sites Form clusters around some of the Tier 1 sites - or link the Tier 1 sites and sub Proposal : branches out to smaller sites? It is difficult to link all Tier 1 sites in one path it might be better as clusters. To create an international Pilgrim Path, it has to have all very significant sites with excellent stories to tell. It must be able to walk, cycle or drive linking together.

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Shannon-Erne Site Name Stakeholder Comments/ Inputs using Maps & Notes Comments Loc./ County WORKSHOP 3 NORTH SHANNON / / SHANNON-ERNE WATERWAY - Carrick-on-Shannon 6/2/19 North Shannon Carrowkeel, Co Sligo Carrowkeel Megalithic Cemetery – Passage Tomb Pre-dates early Medieval period of study Sligo Lough Gara, Co. Sligo L. Gara – Monasterade holy well; Clochan; circular graveyard. Graveyard is a protected monument

North Shannon Ardcarne Church, , co. Church on site since 500 AD. King-Harmons of Rockingham (Lough Key) Roscommon Roscommon buried here. Lough Key, Co. Roscommon Annals of Lough Cé – international link Lough Key excavations by Chris Reed Trinity Island, Church Island and Trinity, Church and Hermit – Islands on L. Key. White Friars. Hermit’s Island, Lough Key Kilteasheen – seat of Bishop of Elphin – see Tom Finan (NB) book on Lough Key. Boyle Assylinn Cemetery – site of 7th century church (or earlier). St Patrick/St Bridget/St Attracta association Dolmen on Tubherrunny Road outside of Boyle Kilteasheen Seat of Bishop of Elphin in 1250 Ogulla well formerly associated with St. Patrick and sites at . North Shannon Garadice, Ballyconnell, Fenagh, Church 1st – Garadice. Locations are circled on the map Cavan/ Leitrim , Killashandra, Church of Ireland – Ballyconnell. Tarmon Abbey 1688 Jacobean church at Killashandra Crom Cruach (border) St Patrick reportedly destroyed the idol. The site is quite close to the waterway and he founded two churches – one in Kilnavat and the other in Newtowngare. The ruins of a medieval church still exist. Killycluggin Stone – possible Crom Idol with associations with St Patrick. Emerging debate among archaeologists as to where Crom site was- Darragh or Killycluggin? North Shannon Templeport Lake St Mogue born 555-631 AD on St Mogues Island, Templeport Lake, Bawnboy. Partial spiritual use. Cavan St Mogue’s Island 31st January – St Mogue’s Feast day. St Mogues Island Trained at Clonard, went as a missionary to South . Returned to Ireland as 1st bishop Ferns, Wexford (has a large cult in Wexford and Wales; less so in Cavan) St Mogue is associated with other sites on Centres around miraculous properties of clay from the island (St Mogue’s the locality including Fenagh, Drumlane, clay - protection against fire/ water) – his death marked on 31st January every Clonard, Devenish and – all in year in the local church. A concerns floating stone. Shannon Erne catchment

A Latin grammar which 1 local source claims was written at St Mogue’s Island Is the only tenuous association that area was moved to avoid it falling into Viking hands and is now in the library of St has with Vikings, although they sacked Gallen, Switzerland Clones, 13 miles away, and Drumlane was

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Shannon-Erne Site Name Stakeholder Comments/ Inputs using Maps & Notes Comments Loc./ County Ballymaguaran Lough Viking? In early 1980s the pommel of a Viking sword was found in under threat from them Ballymaguaran Lough on the waterway. Killeshandra Rath Church On edge of map zone- include? Ballyconnell Ballconnell Spiritual site Church of Ireland, Ballyconnell. cf. Tom Regan Drumlane, co. Cavan Drumlane Abbey – conservation. Graveyard used. Milltown round tower – 555 AD. Priory church. St – Saint RC – St Mogue – 1261 AD monastery burned by O’Rourkes Trinity Island, Co. Cavan Trinity Island – church, priory. 1227AD door was removed. Private property Built St Fheilime Church - Mass once a year.. Butlersbridge, Co. Cavan St Urney, Butlersbridge - old site gravesite. Urney Graveyard, ruins of old church. Drumlane Abbey, Trinity Island, Rath Church Killashandra Rath Church – church on site of path. Old church on font. Medieval ruins by monks from Drumlane Abbey; plantation church built on site; conservation in recent years.

North Shannon Church Island, Garadice Lake Medieval church, very little known about it. Located on one of the main lakes Leitrim on Shannon-Erne Waterway Fenagh Monastery and active cemetery / heritage centre. Mohilll, Fenagh and circled on the Book of Fenagh, Bell of Fenagh, Shrine of Fenagh. map. St Caillin and – complimentary history. Last monasteries in Ireland. St Students from Europe come to view Chatrine’s Window. Public Access ok, could improve. www.fenagh.com Mohill – St Manachan. www.aughavascloone.ie reference Cloone Cloone – St Fraoch (Barry). , Killahurk, Errew Birth place of Margaret of New Killahurk ring fort very well preserved Orleans – receives visitors from New Errew graveyard holds remains of some killed at Battle of Orleans frequently. All of the above in the Carrigallen area. St Patricks well- Aughawillin, Carrigallen.

Cloncowley, Cluain cábhlich – (meadow of the fleets) ref. to Danes /Vikings? Not evidence 2-4km south of Mohill Kilmahon graveyard – St Muadhán (in Latin Modanus) just outside based by why the same place name near Drumlish 1160AD. otherwise? Mentioned in Martyrology of Tallaght in Book of Leinster. Lough Garadice Church Island Tarmon Abbey Lough Allen – medieval church – does it have early medieval origin?

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Shannon-Erne Site Name Stakeholder Comments/ Inputs using Maps & Notes Comments Loc./ County St Caillin St Caillin – ref. at Fenagh Abbey Annaduff Abbey Annaduff Abbey – extremely overgrown. One wall has recently collapsed; Major health and safety issues. should be removed. St Eidin’s Eccles. Enclosure 2 female saints (in the area) with ecclesiastical enclosure Kilbride Eccles. Enclosure Kilclane, Co Leitrim Sheemore Cross - sacred mountain – pilgrim path Cloonmorris Ogham Stone Early Medieval, located in St Michael’s Chruch graveyard,

North Shannon *Clonbroney First nunnery (near Ballinalee, Co. Longford) / convent in Ireland. Associated 17k outside of area of Pilgrim Way study Longford with St Patrick, St Samhthaun (d. 739). Now a cemetery with graves from early 17th century.

St Mel’s St Mel’s Cathedral (ancient). St Mel’s Cathedral is modern (1840) on the site of 18thC church).

Ardagh 5th Century ruins of old cathedral there, from early medieval period. – Cistercian Abbey- founded 1150 – substantial ruin 2k outside of area of Pilgrim Way study

North Shannon St Barry’s, , Wells/patterns/pilgrimages not in active spiritual use. Longford / Kilglass Cures / St Barry’s/Kilglass/Tarmonbarry – in use Roscommon North Shannon Kilglass/Rooskey Tarmonbarry / Scramogue. Holy wells – St Barry patterns at Kilglass St Patrick’s Kilglass/Scramogue St Bridget’s / Scramogue Tom Crosby St Barry’s well at Tarmonbarry Kilbarry cemetery- Rooskey /Kilglass – Saints Island/Quakers Island

North Shannon Insert – Article Titled True Roscommon Guru sets his country alight. Information on Insert/advertisement with small feature Roscommon pilgrimage from St Patrick’s Way to Kilbarry (Meath) called the on St Patricks Way Pilgrimage. St Patrick’s Way pilgrimage.

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Shannon-Erne Site Name Stakeholder Comments/ Inputs using Maps & Notes Comments Loc./ County WORKSHOP 4: NORTH - UPPER & LOWER / ERNE , 7/2/19 Erne Lough Derg, Co Donegal Ancient pilgrims arrived via Lower Lough Erne at the Waterfoot. Existing Route – potential for linkage? Donegal ADOPT in have mapped a walk as close to the original route as (“I will send you the route card”) possible called “the ancient way” Pilgrim/monks path from Kilterney to White Island – then boat to Assaroe in Ballyshannon/ link between White Island and Kilterney. Pilgrimage to Kilterney traditionally on 30/4 and 1/5 annually. Holy well on site. May flowers. Kiltierney Monastery 5thC - St. Tiernach of Clones established this monastery Stone removed from site during WWII to - Celtic monks lived there, taught, farmed. build military structures on Lough Erne. Cistercians took over in 14th-15th C – came from Assaroe (Ballyshannon). artillery for sea planes. Burial ground used until 19th century. Drumholme, Co. Donegal The Parish of Drumholme – “I will send you information on it”. (Above Rossnowlagh, below Murvagh, beside Ballintra) North Erne Castle Caldwell, Castle Caldwell Geopark. FSNI land. Castle Caldwell NIEA. Access allowed. Church property – no Fermanagh Beautiful church. Connection to Caldwell family and Belleek Pottery. access issues. Devenish Island Church of Ireland. Window taken from Devenish Island. Accessible. Owner- Kilravock Trust Lower Lough Erne (Scotland) St Molaise and St. Fabian. Managed by NIEA. Privately owned, accessible White Island White Island – owned- FODC managed - NIEA and RSPB. own the jetty. Castle Archdale run the ferry. Beautiful Janus Figure on Boa Island. On private land. Maintained low level by Lower Lough Erne Early Christian and pagan. Fertility . NIEA. Also, within Geopark site. Internationally renowned. Imagery very unique. Seamus Heaney – poem about Janus figure (‘January God’). Boa Island, Crenish Island Restricted access – March-September (breeding season) Protection of protected birds Crenish Island Beside Lusty Lower Lough Erne Lisgoole Abbey Linked with name of McManus – Annals of Ulster (Four Masters). Private ownership. Original site of Enniskillen before island chosen. Ringed by water. Davis Island (Abbey Davis Island), Very little there. Overgrown. We don’t know the significance

Inishmacsaint (old church) St Ninny – educated in Clonard, Co. Meath. Taught people to read and write North Erne th Lower Lough Erne along the Erne system. 1 of the 12 apostles of Ireland. 14 c high cross. Fermanagh Accessible by water. Private land, public R.O.W.

St Ninnidh. Religious services in the past. None now.

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Shannon-Erne Site Name Stakeholder Comments/ Inputs using Maps & Notes Comments Loc./ County White Island Possible links with St. Patrick. Carvings are 1000 years old. Possibly more Lower Lough Erne strategic than linking site. Accessed from C’Archdale. Ferry available. Private Land – NIEA/RSRB Cleenish Island Cleenish Island – no infrastructure. Privately owned. Questionable access. Upper Lough Erne ORNI considering a community trail here. Heritage. Pilgrim site; Cleenish Island 2014. St Columkille, St Columba celebrated Knights of Columbanus supply buses. Lisgoole Abbey; The connection. Cleenish Island – Columbus educated by Snell. Bellanalack Historical Society. St Sinell was the Abbott (teacher); St Columbanus (his pupil, Bangor). No facilities for boats to moor. St Columbanus Graveyard (buried in Bobbio, Italy) - Visitors from Italy Query_ has ever an archaeological annually (already recognised) investigation done on this site? Ruins excavated by UCG (NUIG). , Fermanagh “Bishop stone”, Pillar stone (phallic_, cross carved stone. Visitors: c. 2,000 Lower Lough Erne per annum. Cars/coaches B82. (on way to white. Insurance Access. Killadeas site missing (see history booklet.) (See submission 12) Devenish Island, the Bishop’s Stone, Priory Church history, including the A history of the Priory Church, Killadeas reuse of remnants of earlier church (yellow church). pamphlet. Note contact info on cover.

Lisnaskea, Co Fermanagh Share centre, – Viking boat. Nearest mooring - Kilmore Quay; also Upper Lough Erne St Ronan’s church – Aghalurcha/Lisnaskea. Ancient church/graveyard. Derryadd Quay (needs upgrading), Lisnaskea Historical Society/local stories. tourists could cycle to the site. th , Co Fermanagh St Ninnidh, 6 century Quarried by the Quinn Group

Upper Lough Erne Earlier pagan site - Giants Grave.

Knockninny - St Ninnigh; Knockninny Cave – Porteous, tourist trail,

Bedell House. Controversy over the two St Ninnidh’s wells.

Private ownership – road goes around. Clones – monastic sites. Round tower,

Celtic cross. Abbey.

St Ninnidhs well – cure? Water access via Knockninny Quay.

Knockninny rock.

Boho, Fermanagh Boho. (Kintyre original clan) North Erne St Faber - monastery in Boho. Fermanagh St Faber’s Well- bullaun stone, private land. Legend of St Fabers deer

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Shannon-Erne Site Name Stakeholder Comments/ Inputs using Maps & Notes Comments Loc./ County Celtic high cross in Boho Chapel Graveyard (public site). Boho Heritage facebook page. See also Book and map. Derrybrusk Church Note that these 6 items are shown on the Killygowan Island See Map base map. St. Naille’s church Friar’s Island See map Belleisle Quay See map , N.I. See map North Erne St Mogues, Co Cavan Part of UNESCO Global Geopark. Local interpretation. access is good. Cavan Local boat ferry and interpretation of island. St Mogues clay – protective powers from fire: heavily visited North Erne Lough Allen Connected to Blueway route – Lough Allen. Leitrim

Suggestions North Erne Comment Suggest a Virtual trail No markings on map or indications of what to make a virtual trail of. North Erne Comment Trails that already exist are worth checking for connectivity to this study: Other trails for potential connection Kingfisher Cycle trail, Cavan Way, Leitrim way, Ulster Way North Erne Comment (unknown location) Fitzpatrick’s Well and Riley Wood. Religious tourism sites. Managing sites (not overrun). North Erne Comment 1454 AD pilgrimage to Santiago; 84 boats from Ireland.

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