Islands in Lough Corrib & Mask
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Description of islands in Lough Corrib and Lough Mask from Irish Tourist Association survey, Cong and The Neale, 1945
Descriptions of various islands in the lakes are included under the heading of Antiquities in the survey but are given a separate heading here. They include:Inchagoill:- Described by the surveyor as the most interesting island on Lough Corrib. Antiquities described are Teampull Phadraig, the Lugnaedon stone and Teampull na Naomh.
Inishmaine:- On Lough Mask and technically no longer an island as it became joined to the mainland when the waters of Lough Mask were lowered on the construction of the Corrib/Mask canal. The two items of most interes here are Inishmaine Abbey and the “Sweat-house” or Penitentiary. There are also the remains of an ancient stone fort.
Inishowen:- Also on Lough Mask, the main item of interest here is the remnants of a large fort.
The headings for the survey are listed below. Clicking on the heading will open the relevant section in the survey.