Scattery Island (Inis Cathaig), Co. Clare :: Shared Description

Scattery Island is a small uninhabited island, of about 180 acres, in the mouth of the River Shannon, near the town of Kilrush in the south west of County Clare. It used to be populated but the last people resident there left in 1978. The island is best known for its religious remains and in particular the remains of the monastery founded by St. Senan, who is thought to have been active on the island from around 534 AD until his death about ten or so years later. The island also has the remains of an artillery battery, an Irish round tower and a lighthouse, which has been fully automated since 2002. At one point in the 19th century, there were about two dozen houses and the ruins of many of these remain. There are some very limited facilities for visitors, with limited opening, and access is by a ferry service from Kilrush Harbour.
by P L Chadwick

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Q9752 : Scattery Island (Inis Cathaig), Co. Clare (06) - remains of O'Cathain Castle by P L Chadwick
Q9752 : Scattery Island (Inis Cathaig), Co. Clare (13) - Teampall Naomh Mhuire Cathedral interior looking east by P L Chadwick
Q9752 : Scattery Island (Inis Cathaig), Co. Clare (14) - Teampall Naomh Mhuire Cathedral interior looking west by P L Chadwick
Q9752 : Scattery Island (Inis Cathaig), Co. Clare (11) - Teampall Naomh Mhuire Cathedral & Round Tower by P L Chadwick
Q9752 : Scattery Island (Inis Cathaig), Co. Clare (07) - sign outside O'Cathain Castle by P L Chadwick
Q9752 : Scattery Island (Inis Cathaig), Co. Clare (02) - Looking at The Street by P L Chadwick
Q9752 : Scattery Island (Inis Cathaig), Co. Clare (05) - Scattery Island Visitor Centre by P L Chadwick
Q9752 : Scattery Island (Inis Cathaig), Co. Clare (12) - St. Senan's Oratory & Teampall Naomh Mhuire Cathedral by P L Chadwick
Q9752 : Scattery Island (Inis Cathaig), Co. Clare (04) - the toilets at The Street by P L Chadwick
Q9752 : Scattery Island (Inis Cathaig), Co. Clare (03) - the foreshore by The Street by P L Chadwick
Q9752 : Scattery Island (Inis Cathaig), Co. Clare (08) - interior of O'Cathain Castle by P L Chadwick
Q9752 : Scattery Island (Inis Cathaig), Co. Clare (09) - abandoned housing in The Street by P L Chadwick
Q9752 : Scattery Island (Inis Cathaig), Co. Clare (01) - Approaching the pier by P L Chadwick
Q9752 : Scattery Island (Inis Cathaig), Co. Clare (10) - abandoned housing in The Street by P L Chadwick


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Created: Wed, 10 Jul 2013, Updated: Wed, 10 Jul 2013

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