Church Island (Lough Gill)

[2][3] It is the largest island on the lake and is named after a monastery that was founded there in the 6th century, by Saint Lommán of Trim.It is located in the approximate centre of Lough Gill and is 16.8 hectares in size, or 42 acres.It is rumoured by locals that this island is the one referred to in W. B. Yeats' poem The Lake Isle of Inishfree.Near the entrance door there once was a cavity in a rock, which was known locally as 'Our Lady's Bed', which was a frequent place of pilgrimage for pregnant women.No consensus has been agreed as to what the inscription reads, but some theories suggest it may be Latin or Ogham.

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