History[edit]

There are remains of an early Irish monastic settlement. Laisrén (Saint Molaise) Mac Decláin reputedly founded a monastery here in the 6th century.[7] He was confessor of Saint Columba (Colmcille) after the Battle of Cúl Dreimhne on the mainland nearby. His feast day is 12 August.[6]

The island's ecclesiastical settlement was attacked in 795 and again in 807 by the Vikings,[8] and eventually the monks abandoned the island and it remained uninhabited until the first secular settlement, probably in the 12th century.[5]

Nice work. Those ruins seem to be resisting the passage of time

Amazing footage hallmark.    Glad to see parts of it still remain.  

Blériot53 Posted at 7-11 10:24
Nice work. Those ruins seem to be resisting the passage of time

Thank you , yes they are.

Marvelous footage! Great work. Thanks for sharing this with us. Cheers!

DowntownRDB Posted at 7-11 10:30
Amazing footage hallmark.    Glad to see parts of it still remain.

Thank you very much sir.

Amazing how good the condition it is since its on the coast.   

hallmark007 Posted at 7-12 00:00
Thank you very much sir.

You're very welcome.    Have a great week Hallmark.

Great place. Love the picture. How did you get there? Fly across? Should be around 3 km?!

Depp Posted at 7-12 08:08
Great place. Love the picture. How did you get there? Fly across? Should be around 3 km?!

40 km from where I live. We used this .

Nice work!

hallmark007 Posted at 7-12 08:22
40 km from where I live. We used this .

https://youtu.be/6FlygOpeEU0

Looks cool!

hallmark007 Posted at 7-12 08:22
40 km from where I live. We used this .

https://youtu.be/6FlygOpeEU0

Cool. Fly from the boat!?

Depp Posted at 7-12 11:52
Cool. Fly from the boat!?

On that day no , took photo and video from inside ring fort with special permission.

hallmark007 Posted at 7-12 12:04
On that day no , took photo and video from inside ring fort with special permission.

Really? You need special permission to take pics there? Probably when you fly from their land.

Depp Posted at 7-12 23:15
Really? You need special permission to take pics there? Probably when you fly from their land.

The land is public space, but controlled by Council and is also in controlled Airspace, hence needing permission.

hallmark007 Posted at 7-13 03:16
The land is public space, but controlled by Council and is also in controlled Airspace, hence needing permission.

Is it hard to get permission?

Depp Posted at 7-13 05:58
Is it hard to get permission?

Easy once you have license .

Good job

very interesting place!