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	Devenish Island, one of the centers of Irish learning for centuries
		Devenish (daimh-inis, ox island) is an L-shaped island of 70 acres at the southern end of Lower Lough Erne, 1.5 miles downstream from Enniskillen.
		Ballycassidy is approximately 2 miles north of Devenish Island on the eastern shore of the lake.
		In the cemetery on Devenish Island closest to the shore, there are gravestones with the names of Cassidy physicians and priests dating back to the early 1700's.
	www.cassidyclan.org /devinish.htm (1536 words)

	Devenish Civil Parish, Fermanagh county, Ireland, Lewis, 1837 description ©Jane Lyons
		DEVENISH, a parish, in the barony of MAGHERABOY, county of FERMANAGH, and province of ULSTER, 2 1/2 miles (N. W.) from Enniskillen; containing 8219 inhabitants.
		The living is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Clogher, constituting the corps of the prebend of Devenish in the cathedral of Clogher, and in the patronage of the Bishop: the tithes amount to £295.7.
		The Island of Devenish appears to have derived its early importance from the foundation of a religious establishment, in honour of St.
	www.from-ireland.net /lewis/f/devenish.htm (1025 words)

	Devenish Island - Northern Ireland - Ireland Travel Information Guide
		Devenish Island is situated in the scenic Lower Lough Erne in County Fermanagh.
		The island is accessible by ferry from Trory or the MV Kestrel waterbus from Enniskillen town.
		This beautiful and historic island is open to the public between April and September from Tuesday to Saturday and on Sunday afternoon.
	www.12travel.com /ie/Northern_Ireland/attractions/devenish_island.html (220 words)

	Pictures of Ireland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The foundation of the abbey whose ruins still remain is attributed to St. Molaisse, a native of the district of Carbery, in the county Sligo.
		He was educated at the University of Clonard, and removed to Devenish in his youth.
		By some it is held that he was Bishop of Clogher and the period of his death is fixed in the latter portion of the 6th century.
	www.quinnipiac.edu /other/abl/etext/irish/pictures203/p274.html (181 words)

	Devenish Island - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Devenish Island (in Irish: daimhinis, meaning Ox Island) is an island in Lower Lough Erne, north of Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
		A round tower thought to date from the 12th century is situated on the island, as are the walls of the Oratory of Saint Molaise who established the monastery in the 6th century, on a pilgrim route to Croagh Patrick in County Mayo.
		It became a centre of scholarship and although raided by Vikings in 837 and burned in 1157, it later flourished as the site of the parish church and St Mary’s Augustinian Priory.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Devenish_Island (358 words)

	Fermanagh Lakelands : Attractions \| Frommers.com
		White Island, Devinish Island, and Boa Island are particularly rich in archaeological and early-Christian remains.
		Devenish Island boasts Lough Erne's most important island monastery, founded in the 6th century by St. Molaise.
		Boa Island is connected to the shore by bridges.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/fermanaghlakelands/1348010029.html (522 words)

	ireland.com / TRAVELservice
		The island was attacked by the Vikings, but continued to play an important part in local religious life until the Plantations in the 17th Century.
		The island has one of the best-preserved round towers in Ireland, along with church and abbey ruins and a wonderful small museum.
		The stone church ruins on White Island date from the 12th century, but there is evidence of wooden structures at the site dating from the eighth or ninth century, which could make this one of the earliest Christian sites in Ireland.
	www.ireland.com /travel/counties/fermanagh_a.htm (822 words)

	Devenish Island Lough Erne (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Also on the island nearby are the walls of the Oratory of St Molaise who established the monastery in the 6th century.
		Devenish Island can be reached by ferry from Tory daily (Except Mondays) April to September or alternatively the M.V. Kestrel which cruises on the Lough Erne leaving from Enniskillen stop at Devienish for 30 minutes.
		Further North a road runs through Boa Island at the northern end of the Lough the island being joined to the main land by bridges at each.
	www.emeraldtiger.com /countys/fermanagh/devenish.htm (176 words)

	Meehan Surname History
		According to "Devenish, it's History and Antiquities", put out by the Clogher Historical Society, though perhaps now out of print, the Meehan family were originally "herenachs" of Devenish Island, Lough Erne, Fermanagh, in Northern Ireland.
		At a later point in time, the thirteenth century I think, there was a dispute between three Meehans, one an Abbot of Devenish, one a Bishop of the Diocese of Devenish, which encompassed several adjacent townlands, and the local parish priest of Devenish, who actually had the little box in his possession.
		Except to add that on Devenish Island there is a tower with four windows and four carved heads from the 12th century carved on it.
	home.earthlink.net /~anderson207/MeehanHist.html (1244 words)

	Fermanagh environment and tourist attractions in Fermanagh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		DEVENISH ISLAND Has the best-preserved round tower in Ireland, also St Molaise's Oratory (12th century), Teampul Mor (12th century) and the Augustinian Abbey of St Mary (12th - 15th Century).
		BOA ISLAND Bridges enable the road to traverse the island, said to be the last place in Ireland where druids practised.
		CASTLE CALDWELL FOREST At the entrance a memorial in the shape of a bass fiddle commemorates a fiddler drowned by falling overorad during one of the boisterous waterborne parties beloved of the 18th Century gentry of Fermanagh.
	www.countyfermanagh.com /fermanagh_environment_erne.htm (3099 words)

	Devenish Island
		Visitors can climb the islands most striking feature, the perfect round tower, which is 30 metres tall.
		There is much to be admired in the architecture of the churches with their beautifully carved intricate details.
		The Ferry to the Island leaves from Trory point, down a short lane at the junction of the B52 to Kesh and the A32 to Ballinamallard.
	www.enniskillen.com /devenish_island.htm (212 words)

	Travel Ireland - Irish Tours, accommodation and activities guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Don?t miss out Bull Point at the western end of the island where the sight of thousands of guillemots covering the tops of the grey stacks of rock is just the thing for the jaded view junkie.
		An L-shaped island with a fine example of one of the many round towers to be seen all over Ireland and the ruins of one of the most important Irish monasteries.
		This is the island of Peig Sayers, Maurice O?Sullivan and Thomas O?Crohan, and it?s not difficult to imagine how this dramatic landscape would awaken the writing muse within anyone.
	www.irishabroad.com /travel/ireland/olstory.asp?article=1698996 (813 words)

	Devenish Island tourist information, travel guide & photos @ TREKtheUK.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Devenish Island is a picturesque L-shaped island, covering 70 acres, which lies at the southern end of Lower Lough Erne in County Fermanagh.
		A monastic settlement was founded on the island in the 6th century by St Molaise.
		Also on the island is an intricately carved 15th century high cross, surrounded by gravestones dating back to the early 1700's, and a remarkable 12th century round tower that is one of the best preserved of its kind in Ireland.
	www.trektheuk.com /devenishisland.php (377 words)

	Celtic Art Coracle v1.05 p.066
		Both he and the Ark are reputed to be buried on Devenish.
		On the summit of the Island, faintly discernible are the remains of a stone and earthen rath, or circle.
		In the beginning of the sixth century A.D., St. Molaise, also known as St. Laserian, established a monastic school on Devenish, and at his death in A.D. 563 it was a seat of learning of considerable size and fame.
	thecoracle.tripod.com /vol01/05/v105066.html (219 words)

	Lough Erne, Ireland. Travel guide & tourist information by Hostelbookers.com
		Particularly suggestive of earlier cults is the persistence of the human head motif in stone-carving – in pagan times a symbol of divinity and the most important of religious symbols.
		Devenish Island and White Island, the most popular of the Erne's ancient sites, are on the Lower Lough, as is Boa Island in the far north, which is linked to the mainland by a bridge at each end.
		Aside from cruising the waterways and visiting the islands, there are a number of minor attractions around the loughs that are worth dropping into during your stay.
	www.hostelbookers.com /guides/ireland/lough_erne (497 words)

	Devenish Island, Ireland. Travel guide & tourist information by Hostelbookers.com
		Ferries run continuously to the island from Trory Point, three miles north of Enniskillen off the A32 Irvinestown road (Easter–Sept daily 10am–6pm, Sun 2–6pm; £2.25), though it's advisable to check times with the tourist office before setting out, as poor weather can sometimes delay or cancel departures.
		A monastic settlement was founded on Devenish by St Molaise in the sixth century and became so important during the early Christian period that it had 1500 novices attached.
		Though plundered by Vikings in the ninth century and again in the twelfth, it continued to be an important religious centre up until the Plantation period.
	www.hostelbookers.com /guides/ireland/devenish_island (261 words)

	Devenish Island Graveyard Survey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Most famous for it's round tower (one of the best preserved examples to be found in the country), Devenish also is home to an array of religiously significant sites.
		In and around the magnificent round tower and ruined monastic buildings are to be found two ageing graveyards, containing headstones dating to the late 17th century and earlier.
		As there is no existing map which links the catalogue of inscriptions to the actual standing headstones, the Environment and Heritage Service: Built Heritage commissioned a survey of the two graveyards to produce a database of the headstones and their inscriptions.
	www.qub.ac.uk /caf/Downloads/devenish.htm (411 words)

	rural accommodation Fermanagh
		Convenient for pony trekking, fishing, all watersports and trips to Devenish Island and White Castle Archdale 2 miles, Donegal and Omagh ½ hour drive.
		The avenue to the house is opposite the Whitehill Road.
		Devenish Island (monastery), Lisnarick Golf Club, Drumhoney Trekking Centre, Necarne Equestrian Park, Central for boating and cruising.
	www.nifcha.com /property.php?pageNum_property=3&totalRows_property=47&County=Fermanagh (400 words)

	destinations-uk.com
		County Fermanagh is dominated by the two Lough Ernes: Upper and Lower (the northernmost), with Lower being the largest and the two together measuring 50 miles in length.
		In the two lakes there are 154 islands, many of which housed monasteries in the past.
		Islands in the area serve as bird sanctuaries.
	www.destinations-uk.com /ireland.php?countyid=88 (1241 words)

	Orange Historical Society
		Be that as it may, what is certain is that she spent the greater part of her life on Trasna Island in Lower Lough Erne, not far from the historic Devenish Island with its round tower and abandoned Abbey.
		Inhabiting an island home, as she did, it was natural that she should quickly gain experience and expertise in the use of oars, and it was recalled to me on one occasion by those who knew her that she frequently rowed her boat from Trasna to Enniskillen on her shopping and other outings.
		Trasna Island lies a short distance off the Trory shore, and it is probable that her husband, perhaps her sons, were members of the Trory Orange Lodge.
	www.orangehistoricalsociety.org /orangepeggy.htm (784 words)

	Celticraft (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Devenish Island is located on lough Erne, north of Enniskillen, and is one of a number of "Holy Islands." It includes this almost perfect 12th Century round tower, viewed here through the ruined Augustian abbey.
		The island can be reached by a ferry boat.
		Ulster's lakeland spreads its web of waterways, islands, forest and glen, castles and abbey ruins right across the county.
	www.celticraft.co.uk /fermanagh.htm (161 words)

	Antique art print steel wood woodcut engraving engraved engrave geography historical history historic heritage ...
		The chief place of interest to the antiquary is Devenish Island in Lough Erne, about 24 m.
		In various places throughout the county may be seen the ruins of several ancient castles, Danish raths or encampments, and tumuli, in the last of which urns and stone coffins have sometimes been found.
		The round tower on Devenish Island is one of the finest examples in the country.
	www.vintage-views.com /PicturesqueIreland/Fermanagh/Misc/1207481K4-COUNTYFERMANAGHPAGE.htm (823 words)

	Luxury Cottage - Self-Catering Apartments Tyrone Ireland
		Lakeland Forum Leisure Complex is in the heart of Enniskillen overlooking Lough Erne with all of the facilities one would expect of a modern leisure complex; swimming pool, fitness suite, tennis courts, playing fields, steam room etc.
		MV Kestral is a water ferry, moored at the 'Round O' and offering guided tours of the waters around Enniskillen Island and Devenish Island.
		Devenish Island is the site of monastic ruins including a Round Tower, protection from Viking maurauders who made their way up-river from the sea.
	www.blessingbourne.com /to-see.html (613 words)

	Family Holidays Northern Ireland Lough Erne
		The historic island town of Enniskillen is approximately 10 minutes from the cottages and has a choice of shops and other amenities for all tastes and ages.
		Devenish Island - Can be reached by ferry.
		It is one of the largest of some 200 islands to be found in Lough Erne, and is the site of ruins of an abbey, and of a perfect 12th century round tower.
	www.inishclarecottages.com /attractions.html (487 words)

	Holiday in County Fermanagh - Devenish Island Ferry Service (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Devenish Island contains the ruins of Fermanagh's Lough Erne's most important monastry.
		The Ferry to Devenish Island leaves from Trory point, down a short lane at the junction of the B52 to Kesh and the A32 to Ballinamallard.
		The Devenish Island Ferry operates daily from Good Friday to mid September at 10am, 1pm, 3pm and 5pm.
	www.fermanagh-accommodation.com /fermanagh/devenish-island.asp (170 words)

	Fermanagh Things To Do - Travel Guides - VirtualTourist.com
		A round tower thought to date from the 12th century is situated on the island.
		Directions: The Ferry to the Island leaves from Trory point, down a short lane at the junction of the B52 to Kesh and the A32 to Ballinamallard.
		There is a little ferry which takes foot passengers to the island on a daily basis.
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Europe/United_Kingdom/Northern_Ireland/Fermanagh/Things_To_Do-Fermanagh-R-1.html (728 words)

	Irish Local Names Explained by P.W. Joyce
		The Irish name is Delg-inis (O'C. Cal.), thorn island; which the Danes, who had a fortress on it in the tenth century, translated to the present name, by changing Delg into their word Dalk, a thorn ; and substituting the northern word ey, an island, for mis.
		Derrynahinch; the oak wood of the island or river meadow (inis).
		Devenish Island in Lough Erne; Daimhinis [Davinish], F. M., the island of the oxen (damh).
	www.booksulster.com /library/plnm/placenamesD.php (1693 words)

	Devenish Island \| Museum/Attraction Review \| Fermanagh Lakelands \| Frommers.com
		The jewel of Devenish is the perfectly intact 12th-century round tower, which was erected with Vikings in mind.
		The island is a marvelous mélange of remnants and ruins, providing a glimpse into the lake's mystical past.
		While you're in the spirit, be sure to explore Boa and White islands, with their extraordinary carved stone figures, and bring your camera.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/fermanaghlakelands/A27327.html (247 words)

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