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Irish Sign Language Version - Cleenish Island, River Erne, Co Fermanagh with Barney Devine

Barney Devine explains why Cleenish Island on the River Erne, near the village of Bellanaleck, is such a special place for locals and visitors alike.

Cleenish or Claoin Inis, the ‘inclining island’ or ‘sloping island’, was a significant monastic site and centre of learning. Although nothing of the original structure survives above ground, it is thought to have been located in the southern area of the graveyard. The Annals of Ulster note that Cleenish was used as a hospitium or a guesthouse. In 1427, the Annals record the death of Joan Maguire (wife of the Archdeacon of Clogher). Joan had kept the guesthouse at Cleenish and Rossorry for 56 years. Such guesthouses were dotted along the Pilgrim Way.

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