Fionn McCann
Inis Cealtra, or Holy Island, is a highly significant monastic settlement founded in the 6th century. The old Mountshannon Rectory on Scariff bay looks across the lake to Inis Cealtra, and has been carefully repurposed into a new exhibition and interpretation centre, telling the story of the island. The project includes restoration of the existing Rectory (dated 1905), and the incorporation of a new extension to the rere within a sensitively devised landscape setting. It provides exhibition space, administrative offices, cafe and shop, along with a full energy and accessibility upgrade.