| Clare County Library | Clare
History |
| The History and Topography of the County of Clare by James Frost |
| Part II.
History of Thomond The Journal of Thomas Dineley, 1681 |
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| Ennish Caltra
Twelve Miles from Rallahine, neer Killaloo, worthy the sight of the curious, is an Island called Ennish Caltra.[16] This is two small miles about, in the Shannon River, in which are seen the remaines of seven Churches called the 7 Churches of Asia. Here, once a yeer, the superstitious Irish go to do penance and are enjoined to walk round barefooted 7 times, and they who fear hurting their feet, hire others to do it; here is a great concourse of both sexes. This Island, by some, is called Insula Sanctorum, a name which hath bin applicable to All Ireland. |
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