Caher Island

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Caher Island (Cathair na Naomh in Irish), an uninhabited island off the coast of County Mayo in Ireland, is situated between the larger Clare Island and Inishturk. An ancient centre for pilgrimage, it is still visited for this reason today. On the 15th of August every year, the Feast of the Assumption, there is a pilgrimage to the island. Its name in Irish means the City of the Saints. The island is accessed by boat from Inishturk.

The island has an Early Christian monastery with the remains of a chapel in an enclosure and several carved slabs. The island appears to hold the remains of hermitages of seventh century monks.