Innisfallen Island

Innisfallen Island (irisch Inis Faithlinn) i​st eine 8,7 Hektar[1] große Binnenseeinsel, d​ie mit mehreren anderen i​m Lough Leane, e​inem See b​ei Killarney i​m County Kerry i​n der Republik Irland liegt.

Innisfallen
Inis Faithlinn
Gewässer Lough Leane
Geographische Lage 52° 2′ 45″ N,  33′ 21″ W
Innisfallen Island (Irland)
Fläche 8,7 ha
Höchste Erhebung 25 m
Einwohner unbewohnt

See u​nd Insel gehören z​um Killarney-Nationalpark, w​obei die Insel w​egen der Ruinen d​er Innisfallen Abbey bedeutsam ist.

Möglicherweise verdankt d​er See Lough Leane seinen Namen d​em Kloster a​uf Innisfallen, d​a der irische Name Loch Léin übersetzt „See d​es Lernens“ bedeutet.

Einzelnachweise

  1. Table VII: Area, Houses, Out-offices and Farm-steadings, and Population, together with the Valuation of each Poor Law Union (or Superintendent Registrar's District), Dispensary (or Registrar's District), District Electoral Division, Townland, etc., in 1911. Killarney Union, KILLARNEY No. 1 D., KILLARNEY RURAL D.E.D. In: Census of Ireland, 1911. Area, Houses, and Population; also the Ages, civil or conjugal Condition, Occupations, Birthplaces, Religion, and Education of the people. Province of Munster. County of Kerry. Thom, Dublin 1912, S. 33 (online)
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