Inchcleraun
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Inchcleraun (Irish: Inis Cloithrinn), also called Quaker Island, is an island situated in Lough Ree on the River Shannon, in central Ireland.[2][3][4][5][6]
Quick Facts Native name: Inis CloithrinnNickname: Quaker Island, Geography ...
Native name: Inis Cloithrinn Nickname: Quaker Island | |
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Geography | |
Location | River Shannon |
Coordinates | 53.584°N 8.011°W / 53.584; -8.011 |
Area | 0.577 km2 (0.223 sq mi) |
Administration | |
Ireland | |
Province | Leinster |
County | Longford |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 |
Additional information | |
Official name | Inchcleraun |
Reference no. | 91[1] |
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The island is home to the ruins of St. Diarmaid's Monastery, a monastery founded by Diarmaid the Just in AD 560. These buildings constitute a National Monument.