 Lismore (coloured red) shown within Argyll Lismore is an island in Loch Linnhe, in Argyll, on the west coast of Scotland. Image File history File links Drawn by me File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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Loch Linnhe is a sea loch on the west coast of Scotland. ...
Argyll (Earra-Ghaidheal in Gaelic), sometimes called Argyllshire, is one of the traditional counties of Scotland. ...
Scotland (Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is a country in northwest Europe and a constituent nation of the United Kingdom. ...
Lismore is famously associated with Saint Moluag. It was a major centre of Celtic Christianity, and the seat of a bishop. To modern eyes it seems an isolated location for such a centre, but in an era when the fastest and most reliable transport was by water, Lismore was ideally situated. Celtic Christianity is Christianity as it was first received and practised by communities with Celtic backgrounds that observed certain practices divergent from those in the rest of Europe. ...
A bishop is an ordained member of the Christian clergy who, in certain Christian churches, holds a position of authority. ...
Lismore is linked to the mainland by two ferries. A vehicle ferry makes the crossing to Oban, while a foot ferry makes the shorter crossing from the northern tip of the island. The Pride of Burgundy, a P&O Ferries car ferry on the Dover-Calais route A ferry is a boat or a ship carrying passengers, and sometimes their vehicles, on short-distance, scheduled services. ...
Other meanings: See Oban (disambiguation) Categories: Stub | Scottish seaside resorts | Towns in Scotland ...
There are two ruined castles on the island. The Alcázar of Segovia, Spain A castle (from the Latin castellum, diminutive of castra, a military camp, in turn the plural of castrum or watchpost), is a fort, a camp and the logical development of a fortified enclosure. ...
The name Lismore may come from Gaelic lios mòr, which means "great garden". It reflects the fertility of a relatively low-lying island amidst mountainous surroundings. Scottish Gaelic, Scots Gaelic, or just Gaelic (GÃ idhlig; IPA: ), is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. ...
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