Church Island (Lough Gill)

Church Island
Native name:
Inis Mór
Sunset at Church Island
Church Island
Geography
LocationLough Gill
Coordinates54°15′06″N 8°23′28″W / 54.251791°N 8.390983°W / 54.251791; -8.390983
Area0.17 km2 (0.066 sq mi)
Administration
Ireland
ProvinceConnacht
CountySligo
Demographics
Population0
Church on Church Island
Official nameChurch Island
Reference no.118

Church Island (Irish: Inis Mór) is one of 23 islands on Lough Gill, situated in the northwest of Ireland. It is the largest island on the lake and is named after a monastery that was founded there in the 6th century, by Saint Lommán of Trim.