Name
English: Lambay (Vik9ing - Lamb Island)
Irish: Reachra - possibly and very plausibly "place of many shipwrecks"
Colmcille visited the island in the 6th Century and he established a monastery.
The Vikings came to Lambay in 795, raided the monastery there and used the island as a base
Lambay became a haunt for pirates in the 15th Century and was subsequently populated by English colonists to drive smugglers off.
The island became the home of the Baring family in 1904 and the architect Edward Lutyens was engaged to design a new house (see photo) and restore the old castle.
Irish: Reachra - possibly and very plausibly "place of many shipwrecks"
Colmcille visited the island in the 6th Century and he established a monastery.
The Vikings came to Lambay in 795, raided the monastery there and used the island as a base
Lambay became a haunt for pirates in the 15th Century and was subsequently populated by English colonists to drive smugglers off.
The island became the home of the Baring family in 1904 and the architect Edward Lutyens was engaged to design a new house (see photo) and restore the old castle.
Books
Axes, Warriors and Windmills
Fingal County Council - 2009
Fingal County Council - 2009
Websites
Malahide Historical Society
Wikipedia
NPWS
Lambay
Access
The island is privately owned the Baring family trust. Access from Rogerstown Harbour, 4 km away by prior permission only,
