Inis Cathaigh

Scattery Iceland ( Irish: Inis Cathaigh ) is a small, now uninhabited island at the estuary of the Shannon, Ireland is reachable by boat from Cappa pier at Kilrush in County Clare in the west of the Republic. Cappa pier is a rocky beach with a small pier and a harbor. The island was named after a monster of Irish mythology.

The buildings

St. Senan, who died and is buried here, 544, founded in the first half of the 6th century a monastery of Iroschottischen church. One of his students was St. Ciaran of Clonmacnoise. The most striking part of the monastery is the circular tower. The unusual thing about the 35 m high tower is that its access on ground level is situated. To the east of the tower is the Cathedral, a church with musicians and horizontal lintel. In the 13th or 14th century south and east windows were inserted. In the north, a Romanesque church is from the 12th century. On a ridge north of the main group of buildings of the Temple Senan, a medieval construction is with an old Cross - Slab. Southwest of the round tower is the "Church of the Hill of Angels", where, as alleged in the "Legend of the Cathach ", St. Senan was brought by an angel before he defeated the monster Cata. The old church, which was added to a medieval building is badly damaged. Near the eastern shore lies the dated to the 14th century " Church of the Dead".

History

Trivia

Newly built boats sailed around the island on her first trip as a sign of reverence. The sailors took pebbles from the coast and sea to avert dangers with them.