, ▁Ireland . ▁The ▁closest ▁village ▁on ▁the ▁main land ▁is ▁Nar in . ▁ ▁Geography ▁The ▁island ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁G we eb ar ra ▁Bay ▁around ▁ 2 5 0   m ▁from ▁the ▁coast . ▁A ▁sand y ▁tid al ▁bank ▁connect s , ▁with ▁low ▁t ide , ▁the ▁island ▁with ▁the ▁main land . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁century ▁A . D . ▁a ▁small ▁community ▁of ▁mon ks ▁settled ▁on ▁the ▁island . ▁Their ▁religious ▁leader ▁was ▁Saint ▁Con all ▁C ael , ▁from ▁whom ▁the ▁island ▁later ▁derived ▁its ▁name . ▁During ▁the ▁following ▁centuries ▁In ish ke el ▁was ▁a ▁traditional ▁destination ▁of ▁pil gr images . ▁Rem ains ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁and ▁the ▁connected ▁buildings ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁some ▁car ved ▁stones ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁on ▁the ▁island . ▁For ▁its ▁artist ical ▁and ▁ar che ological ▁importance ▁the ▁island ▁was ▁declared ▁National ▁Monument ▁( code : ▁D G 0 6 4 - 0 0 3 ). ▁A ▁bell ▁known ▁as ▁St ▁Con all ▁C ael ' s ▁Bell ▁remained ▁on ▁In ish ke el ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁and ▁was ▁then ▁acquired ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁Museum . ▁ ▁Dem ography ▁A ▁small ▁community ▁used ▁to ▁live ▁on ▁In ish ke el ▁in ▁the ▁past , ▁and ▁in ▁year ▁ 1 8 4 1 ▁ 2 3 ▁inhabitants ▁were ▁registered ▁on ▁the ▁island . ▁The ▁island ▁was ▁later ▁abandoned ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1