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 /52.799285; -8.998196 | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Clare |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Killone (Irish:Cill Eoin[1]) is acivil parish ofCounty Clare, Ireland, to the southwest ofEnnis. It is known for the ruins ofKillone Abbey on the grounds ofNewhall House and Estate.
Killone is in theBarony of Islands, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) southwest ofEnnis on the road toKildysart.[2]It is 1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi) southwest ofClareabbey. 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 theRiver 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, foundedKillone Abbey around 1190 forAugustinian nuns, dedicated to SaintJohn 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 graveyard and abbey are privately owned, part of Newhall Estate, and as protected sites under national monument legislation, guardianship is vested in theOffice of Public Works.[5] As it is private land, access is available with the owner's permission.[5][6] Killone Abbey is linked toClare Abbey by the Pilgrim's Road, a footpath.[7] There is a holy well dedicated to Saint John near the abbey.[2]
In 1544 KingHenry VIII of England granted the abbey, three townlands, all the tithes of the parish of Killone and much other property in Clare toMurrough O'Brien, 1st Earl of Thomond. In 1580 Killone Castle was the property of the Baron ofInchiquin. There is now no trace of the castle except forNewhall House.[4]
As of 1837 the parish was united with theClareabbey parish in the Catholic church.[8]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 theBallyea/Clarecastle Catholic parish. Mass is still held at Saint John's Well.[7]
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.[9]
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