Móin na hInse

Monaincha's Irish name Móin na hInse ('bog of the island') derives from its original setting as an island in Loch Cré, with historical names including Inis Loch Cré and Insula Viventium ('Isle of the Living'). The site was founded as a Culdean monastery in the 6th or 7th century, traditionally attributed to Saint Canice of Aghaboe. It became renowned as a pilgrimage destination and sacred hermi...