Devenish Island

Small island of Northern Ireland

54°22′20.31″N 7°39′27.51″W / 54.3723083°N 7.6576417°W / 54.3723083; -7.6576417Area0.498 km2 (0.192 sq mi)Length2 km (1.2 mi)Width1.1 km (0.68 mi)Highest elevation64.3 m (211 ft)Highest pointSour HillAdministration
Northern Ireland (United Kingdom)

Devenish or Devinish[1] (from Irish Daimhinis, meaning 'ox island') is an island in Lower Lough Erne, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. Aligned roughly north–south, it is about one and a quarter miles (2.0 km) long and two-thirds of a mile (1.1 km) wide. The main place to catch a ferry to the island is at Trory Point, just outside Enniskillen. Devenish Island is owned by the Kilravock Christian Trust.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Daimhinis/Devinish". Logainm.ie. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Kilravock Castle (pronounced 'Kil-rawk') dates from 1460". Kilravockcastle.com. Retrieved 13 August 2017.

Sources

  • Curtis, Liz (2004). "Ancient Island Sites on Lough Erne". Culture Northern Ireland. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2009.
  • "Devenish Island". www.enniskillen.com. Archived from the original on 24 December 2008. Retrieved 19 March 2009.
  • "Devenish Monastic Site". Northern Ireland Environment Agency. Archived from the original on 24 December 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2009.

Further reading

  • Donnelly, Colm J (6 February 1997). Living Places. Institute of Irish Studies. ISBN 978-0-85389-475-9.

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