Derrynane Abbey

The ruins of Derrynane Abbey (also called Ahamore Abbey, Irish Tigh Mor Dhoire Fhíonáin ) is in the Irish county of Kerry situated on the small island called Abbey Iceland, on the southwest coast of the Iveragh Peninsula, which belongs to the Derrynane National Historic Park. The nearest town is Caherdaniel.

History

The Monastery of Iroschottischen church was founded according to legend by St. Fionan in the 6th century. The Gaelic name Derrynanes is derived from the name of this great island of Ireland saints, Doire Fhionain ( " St. Fionan 's Wood "). St. Fionan, better known under the name of St. Finnian of Clonard, lived 470-549 AD and is regarded as the "teacher of the Irish saints." The monastery was a branch of the Augustinian later.

The Augustinians were likely to major in this region of Ireland Priory of St. Michael Ballinskelligs, and were thus in Derrynane a cell. An abbey was never in its history, " Derrynane Abbey ". The name comes only from the local vernacular ago.

From the monastery itself only three buildings have been preserved in parts, including the abbey church with the typical Irish sacred three Ostfenstern.

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