Illaunloughan Monastery

Slightly north of Portmagee village in the Portmagee channel is a low lying island, 0.3 acres, called Illaunloghan/Oileán Lócháin. This tiny island is the site of an early medieval ecclesiastical complex. It is thought the name of this island came from the local saint Lóchán. The settlement dates to the 7th century and was in use as a ceallúnach/cillín, a historical burial site for stillborn an...