Tim Coughlan represented Friends at a recent visit to Inchcleraun, otherwise known as Quaker Island.

Inchcleraun is most famous for the group of early Christian and medieval churches on the island. A monastery was founded there in c.540AD by St Diarmuid.

Edward Fairbrother (1765 – 1838) originally from Ballymurry Friends in Roscommon, whose homestead is still visible there, is associated in popular memory with the name “Quaker Island”.

This video is a snapshot from what was described as a “magical” day, exploring the Island and learning about its history and heritage.

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We hope this will be the start of many visits to Quaker Island by Friends.

With kind permission from Herbert and the extended Farrell Family to film on Inchcleraun Island.

This video is supported and funded through the Water Heritage Day grant administered by the Local Authority Waters Programme: LAWPRO

©Shuttermaniac Productions, 2023

Photographs below provided by Tim Coughlan