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Innisfallen
52.0458° N, -9.5536° E
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Innisfallen ( IN-iss-FAL-ən) or Inishfallen (from Irish: Inis Faithlinn [ˈɪnʲəʃ ˈfˠah(ə)lʲən̠ʲ], meaning 'Faithlinn's island') is an island in Lough Leane; one of the three Lakes of Killarney in County Kerry, Ireland. Innisfallen is home to the ruins of Innisfallen Abbey.
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Monks dispossessed
18 August 1594
Monastery founded
640
Oldest surviving church fabric
10th century
Oratory constructed
12th century
Main abbey complex completed
13th century
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