ðɪ ˈaɪlənd ʌv lˈeɪɹɪnz, wˈɛl nˈoʊn æz ðə sˈaɪt ʌvðə sˈɛləbɹˌeɪɾᵻd mˈɑːnɐstɚɹi fˈaʊndᵻd ðɛɹ ɪn fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd tˈɛn, wʌz sˈoʊld ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈaɪn baɪ ðə bˈɪʃəp ʌv fɹˈeɪdʒəs tʊ ɐn ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ pˈɜːtʃɪsɚ.
The Island of Lérins, well known as the site of the celebrated monastery founded there in 410, was sold in 1859 by the bishop of Fréjus to an English purchaser.