A vision of Ireland through time
A vision of Ireland from 1821 onwards.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
A vision of Ireland through time
A vision of Ireland from 1821 onwards.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
INISHGEIL, or ENNISGILL, also called INCHAGUILE, an island, in the parish of CONG, barony of Ross, county of GALWAY, and province of CONNAUGHT, 4 miles (S.) from Cong: the population is returned with the parish. It is situated in Lough Corrib, and is about a mile in circumference. Here are the remains of a chapel, dedicated to St. Patrick, and of an ancient religious house, the arches and entrances to both of which are round and the stones carved with human features; and, from being covered with woodbine and ivy, they have a very picturesque appearance. In the churchyard is a tombstone with an inscription, in Irish, to Geill, Ardan, and Sionan, after the first of whom the island, in relation to which many extraordinary traditions exist, is supposed to have been named.
(Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837); Transcription © Derek Rowlinson, 2005-10. Reproduced from LibraryIreland. We are deeply grateful to LibraryIreland for allowing us to use their transcription.)
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| Feature Description: | "an island" (ADL Feature Type: "islands") |
| Administrative units: | Cong IrlPar Ross IrlBarony Galway IrlC |
| Place names: | ENNISGILL | INCHAGUILE | INISHGEIL | INISHGEIL OR ENNISGILL ALSO CALLED INCHAGUILE |
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