Inishmacsaint
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Inishmacsaint (Irish: Inis-maige-samh, meaning 'Island of the Sorrel Plain') is a monastery located on an island off the western shore of Lough Erne, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The site includes the ruins of a monastic church and an early stone cross, probably from the tenth and twelfth centuries. Inishmacsaint was founded by St. Ninnidh, (d. 523/30). The original monastic buildings were probably damaged or destroyed during the raids of the ninth or tenth centuries.[1]
Church ruins and high cross of Inishmacsaint | |
 Interactive map of Inishmacsaint | |
| Monastery information | |
|---|---|
| Established | 6th century |
| Diocese | Diocese of Clogher |
| People | |
| Founder | St. Ninnidh |
| Site | |
| Location | Lough Erne, Enniskillen, County Fermanagh |
| Coordinates | 54°26′08″N 7°44′44″W |
Saints associated with Inishmacsaint Abbey
- Saint Ninnidh, feast day 18 January
Abbotts of Inishmacsaint Abbey
- Fiannamail: c. 718
