Lough Erne
A Lakeland Paradise.
A paradise for birds, wild flowers and fishermen, Lough Erne is a magnificent waterway for unrestricted cruising and boating, the most uncongested in Europe. The lakeside is high and rocky in some parts and, in addition to the 154 islands, there are coves and inlets to explore.
Hire cruisers are well equipped and there are plenty of public jetties, mooring buoys and small marinas.
One of the most interesting islands is Devenish. In the Middle Ages there was a chain of island monasteries in Lough Erne. Devenish, where a 12th-century round tower stands sentinel, was an important port of call. From the tower's high windows the monks could see approaching strangers. In its cool cavities they rang their bells and hid their sacred relics. The island also has a tiny church of about the same date, and a ruined Augustinian abbey.
In the cemetery at the west end of Boa Island there are-two ancient stone Janus (looking-bothways) idols, perhaps dating from the first century. White Island and Inishmacsaint also have their numen, as befits sacred islands, the first with a collection of Christian statues of distinctly pagan men, and the second, a High Cross and a herd of goats running wild.
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Killyhevlin Hotel
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Killyhevlin
Enniskillen
Co. Fermanagh
Northern Ireland
BT74 6RW
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