Killone ( ga, Cill Eoin) is a

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...

County Clare County Clare ( ga, Contae an Chláir) is a county in Ireland, in the Southern Region and the province of Munster, bordered on the west by the Atlantic Ocean. Clare County Council is the local authority. The county had a population of 118,817 ...

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

, to the southwest of

Ennis Ennis () is the county town of County Clare, in the mid-west of Ireland. The town lies on the River Fergus, north of where the river widens and enters the Shannon Estuary. Ennis is the largest town in County Clare, with a population of 25,27 ...

. It is known for the ruins of

Killone Abbey Killone Abbey (Irish: ''Mainistir Chill Eoin''), situated on the banks of Killone Lake some 3 miles 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 dedic ...

Location

Killone is in the

Barony of Islands Islands() is a barony located in County Clare, Ireland. This ancient unit of land division is in turn divided into five civil parishes. Etymology The name refers to the many islands of the Fergus estuary, such as Canon Island, Deer Island, ...

, southwest of

on the road to

Kildysart Kildysart, officially Killadysert (), is a village in County Clare, Ireland and a civil and Roman Catholic parish by the same name that surrounds the village. Location The parish lies on the east border of the barony of Clonderalaw. It is and ...

. It is southwest of

Clareabbey Clareabbey ( ga, Mainistir an Chláir) is a civil parish in County Clare, Ireland, named after the former Augustinian monastery of Clare Abbey. The main settlement in the town of Clarecastle. Location Clareabbey lies in the barony of Islands. ...

. The parish is and covers . The parish covers most of the western screen of the head of the

River Fergus The River Fergus ( ga, An Forghas) is a river within the Shannon River Basin which flows in County Clare, Ireland. The river begins at Lough Fergus in north Clare and flows into the Shannon Estuary. The source is at Lough Fergus in the townland ...

estuary, and combines fertile low ground with rocky hillocks, hills, and ridges. The parish holds Killone Lough.

Antiquities

Domnall Mór Ua Briain Domnall Mór Ua Briain, or Domnall Mór mac Toirrdelbaig Uí Briain, was King of Thomond in Ireland from 1168 to 1194 and a claimant to the title King of Munster. He was also styled King of Limerick, a title belonging to the O'Brien dynasty ...

, styled King of Limerick, founded

around 1190 for

Augustinian Augustinian may refer to: *Augustinians, members of religious orders following the Rule of St Augustine *Augustinianism, the teachings of Augustine of Hippo and his intellectual heirs *Someone who follows Augustine of Hippo * Canons Regular of Sain ...

nuns, dedicated to Saint

John the Baptist John the Baptist or , , or , ;Wetterau, Bruce. ''World history''. New York: Henry Holt and Company. 1994. syc, ܝܘܿܚܲܢܵܢ ܡܲܥܡܕ݂ܵܢܵܐ, Yoḥanān Maʿmḏānā; he, יוחנן המטביל, Yohanān HaMatbil; la, Ioannes Bapti ...

. Slaney, daughter of King Donogh Carbreach of Thomond, was abbess of this nunnery. She died in 1260. The ruins are near the northeast of Lake Killone. Killone Abbey is linked to

Clare Abbey Clare Abbey, also known as Clareabbey, is a ruined Augustinian monastery located near the Town of Ennis, along the banks of the Fergus River, and about a mile north of Clarecastle in County Clare, Ireland. The Abbey, founded in 1189, was the l ...

by the Pilgrim's road, a footpath. There is a holy well dedicated to Saint John near the abbey. In 1544 King

Henry VIII of England Henry VIII (28 June 149128 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry is best known for his six marriages, and for his efforts to have his first marriage (to Catherine of Aragon) annulled. His disa ...

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 Murrough O'Brien, 1st Earl of Thomond ( ga, Murchadh Carrach Ó Briain) (died 7 November 1551) was the last King of Thomond, and a descendant of the High King of Ireland, Brian Boru. Biography Murrough was a lineal descendant of Brian Boru, H ...

. In 1580 Killone Castle was the property of the Baron of

Inchiquin Inchiquin ( ga, Inse Uí Chuinn) is a barony in County Clare, Ireland.Placenames Database of ...

. There is now no trace of the castle. As of 1837 the parish was united with the

parish in the Catholic church. There was a chapel at Ballyea. The population in 1841 was 2,777 in 429 houses. The civil parish is now part of the

Ballyea/Clarecastle Clarecastle (''An Clár'' or ) 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. Name The town is named after ...

Catholic parish. Mass is still held at Saint John's Well.

Townlands

Townland A townland ( ga, baile fearainn; Ulster-Scots: ''toonlann'') is a small geographical division of land, historically and currently used in Ireland and in the Western Isles in Scotland, typically covering . The townland system is of Gaelic origi ...

s 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.

References

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