Killone Abbey
Killone Abbey (Irish: Mainistir Chill Eoin[1]), situated in Killone, some 5 kilometres south of Ennis, County Clare, was an 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.
| Killone Abbey | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Augustinian Pre-Reformation Catholic |
| Location | |
  Shown within Ireland | |
| Geographic coordinates | 52°48′22.32″N 9°0′15.62″W |
| Architecture | |
| Groundbreaking | founded c.1189 (or monks founded 1120) |
| Materials | sandstone |
The ruins of the abbey, accessible through land used for grazing cattle, are located in the grounds of Newhall House and include substantial remains of the abbey church together with a crypt. A narrow stone stairway leads between the altar and the east window to a ledge atop the remains of the south wall of the church, where an overview of the grounds may be seen with care.
The property is on private land, but as it is a national monument, ownership is vested in the Office of Public Works. A public right of way allows access to the site, as recorded by Tailte Éireann.[2][lower-alpha 1]
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Notes
- Tailte Éireann is the official body incorporating the former offices of the Valuation Office, Land Registry, and Ordnance Survey Ireland. It operates a website, landdirect.ie, which can be searched to show townlands. Searching For Newhall townland on the OSI base layer, with the option to show Land Registry overlays, highlights the public right of way.
References
- "Cill Eoin/Killone". Logainm.ie. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- "Land Direct". Land Direct: Map of Freehold ID 5237986. Property Registration Authority. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
