Killone Cill Eoin | |
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Civil parish | |
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  Killone Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°47′57″N8°59′54″W / 52.799285°N 8.998196°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Clare |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Killone (Irish : Cill Eoin [1] ) is a civil parish of County Clare, Ireland, to the southwest of Ennis. It is known for the ruins of Killone Abbey on the grounds of Newhall House and Estate.
Killone is in the Barony of Islands, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) southwest of Ennis on the road to Kildysart. [2] It is 1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi) southwest of Clareabbey. The parish is 6.04 by 5.23 kilometres (3.75 by 3.25 mi) and covers 2,314 hectares (5,720 acres). The parish covers most of the western screen of the head of the River Fergus estuary, and combines fertile low ground with rocky hillocks, hills, and ridges. The parish holds Killone Lough. [3]
Domnall Mór Ua Briain, styled King of Limerick, founded Killone Abbey around 1190 for Augustinian nuns, dedicated to Saint John the Baptist. Slaney, daughter of King Donogh Carbreach of Thomond, was abbess of this nunnery. She died in 1260. [4] The ruins are near the northeast of Lake Killone. [2] The ruins are on private land, but as it is a national monument, ownership is vested in the Office of Public Works, and a public right of way allows access to the site, as recorded by Tailte Éireann. [5] [lower-alpha 1] Killone Abbey is linked to Clare Abbey by the Pilgrim's road, a footpath. [6] There is a holy well dedicated to Saint John near the abbey. [2]
In 1544 King Henry VIII of England granted the abbey, three townlands, all the tithes of the parish of Killone and much other property in Clare to Murrough O'Brien, 1st Earl of Thomond. In 1580 Killone Castle was the property of the Baron of Inchiquin. There is now no trace of the castle except for Newhall House. [4]
As of 1837 the parish was united with the Clareabbey parish in the Catholic church. [7] There was a chapel at Ballyea. [2] The population in 1841 was 2,777 in 429 houses. [3] The civil parish is now part of the Ballyea/Clarecastle Catholic parish. Mass is still held at Saint John's Well. [6]
Townlands are Ballyea, Ballyvullagan, Bansha, Barloughra, Barnanageeha, Cappagarraun, Darragh North, Darragh South, Drumadrehid, Drummeen East, Drummeen West, Edenvale, Kilglassy, Killerk East, Killerk West, Kilmoraun, Kilmore, Knockanira, Lackennaskagh, Lismulbreeda, Newhall, Rathmeehan, Reaghfa, Shannacool and Teermaclane. [8]
Killone Abbey, situated in Killone, some 5 kilometres south of Ennis, County Clare, was a nunnery and abbey of Canonesses Regular founded in 1190 by Donal Mor O'Brien, King of Thomond and Munster and dedicated to Saint John. It lies on the banks of Killone Lake.
Clarecastle is a village just south of Ennis in County Clare, Ireland. From 2008 to 2016 the village saw a significant population increase due to its proximity to Ennis, Shannon, and Limerick.
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