(Ox
Island)
One of the most interesting
islands is Devenish,
there are the remains of some very interesting buildings on the
island. In the Middle Ages there was a chain of island monasteries
in Lough Erne.
Boa Island.
(Badhbha's Island)
In the Caldragh Cemetery
cemetery at the west end of the Island there are two ancient stone
Janus (looking both ways. Also may be from the Roman god Janus 'Keeper
of the gate' from which we get January) idols, their origin is not
known they have been likened to the statues on Easter island in
the Pacific, it is thought they date from the first century.
Lusty Beg.
(Little Fertile Island)
The privately owned seventy acre island
has five star chalet accommodation for about 159, most have three
bedrooms and two bathrooms, a kitchen and a sitting dining room
The chalets are Scandinavian in style, most are situated on the
lake shore. There is a ferry which runs on demand from 8 am until
midnight, the journey takes only a few minutes.
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