Clare Abbey
| Clare Abbey | |
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| Location | Clarecastle, County Clare, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 52°49′42″N 8°58′6″W / 52.82833°N 8.96833°W |
| Built | 1194 |
| Reference no. | 197[1] |
  Location of Clare Abbey in Ireland | |
Clare Abbey is a ruined Augustinian monastery located near Ennis, along the banks of the Fergus River, and about a mile north of Clarecastle in County Clare, Ireland.[2]
History
The abbey was founded in 1195 under the sponsorship of Domnall Mór Ua Briain (Donald O'Brien), the king of Thomond. It was the first and largest of the Augustinian monasteries in County Clare.[2][3]
After the dissolution of the monasteries in 1543 the parish lands, now the civil parish of Clareabbey, were given to the Barons of Ibrackan by King Henry VIII of England. In 1620 it became the property of the Earl of Thomond.[2][4]
Description
The ruins include a church and cloister with ranges of domestic buildings to the east and south of the garth, and a gateway and enclosures. The church was originally a long oblong building, 39 metres by 9 metres 40 centimetres, externally.[5] The interior was subsequently divided into a nave and chancel by a belfry tower 4 metres 80 centimetres, and the chancel 14 metres 75 centimetres.
See also
Sources
- ^ National Monuments in County Clare[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c "The first, largest and one of the most important Augustinian houses in Ireland". Curious Ireland. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ^ Library, Clare County. "Clare History: The Charter of Clare Abbey and the Augustinian 'Province' in Co. Clare by Michael Mac Mahon". www.clarelibrary.ie. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ^ Lewis, Samuel (1837). A topographical dictionary of Ireland: comprising the several counties, cities, boroughs corporate, market, and post towns, parishes and villages ... : With an appendix describing the electoral boundaries of the several boroughs as defined by the act of the 2d. and 3d. of William IV. Lewis. p. 336.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - ^ "Clare Abbey, Clare". www.megalithicireland.com. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- The Augustinian Houses of the County Clare: Clare, Killone, and Inchicronan by Thomas Johnson Westropp at Clare Library
- Parliamentary Gazetteer of Ireland 1845 at Clare Library
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