Canon Island
Canon Island (Irish: Oileán na gCanánach)[1] is an island and townland situated in the Shannon Estuary, in County Clare, Ireland. It is about 2.5 km (1.6 mi) east of the village of Kildysart and about 1.5 km (0.9 mi) from the shore on the mainland.
Native name: Oileán na gCanánach | |
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  Canon Island | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Shannon Estuary |
| Coordinates | 52°40′N 9°03′W |
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| Province | Munster |
| County | Clare |
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| Population | 0 |
The island is home to the ruins of Canon Island Abbey, an Augustinian monastery built in the late 12th century.[2]
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| Source: Central Statistics Office. "CNA17: Population by Off Shore Island, Sex and Year". CSO.ie. Retrieved 12 October 2016. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- "Oileán na gCanánach/Canon Island". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- Comerford, Patrick. "Canon Island: a monastic retreat among 29 islands in the Shannon estuary". Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland by Samuel Lewis at Library Ireland
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