Illaunloughan Island
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County Kerry (Iveragh
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There was a monastery on this tiny island just off
Portmagee from 7-9C.The site has been fully
excavated. Tfere are 8C oratories and laltars
(leachta) and a large gable shrine for the relics of
the community's saints; The community were buried
close by. White quartz stones and scallop shells were
placed on the bones of the saints; this may reflect
knowledge of a large scallop shell over the Tomb of
Christ in Jerusalem.
OS 83 366 732
See: Jenny White Marshall and Claire Walsh
Illaunloughan Island Wordwell 2005
See: Irish
Monasticism, Irish
Hermits and Tomb
Shrines
The Island 
Tomb Shrine 
Tomb Shrine 
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