Canon Island
Island in the River Shannon in Ireland
52°40′N 9°03′W / 52.667°N 9.050°W / 52.667; -9.050
Ireland
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.
The island is home to the ruins of Canon Island Abbey, an Augustinian monastery built in the late 12th century.[2]
Population
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.
External links
- Canon Island Farm
- A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland by Samuel Lewis at Library Ireland
- v
- t
- e
Places in County Clare
County town: Ennis
- Ennis
- Ennistymon
- Killaloe
- Kilkee
- Kilrush
- Lahinch
- Lisdoonvarna
- Milltown Malbay
- Newmarket-on-Fergus
- Shannon
- Tulla
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Island_of_Ireland_location_map_Clare.svg/100px-Island_of_Ireland_location_map_Clare.svg.png)
- Ardnacrusha
- Aughinish
- Ballaghline
- Ballyea
- Ballycannan
- Ballynacally
- Ballyvaughan
- Barefield
- Bodyke
- Boston
- Bridgetown
- Broadford
- Bunratty
- Cahiracon
- Carrigaholt
- Clarecastle
- Clonlara
- Cloonanaha
- Clooneenagh
- Connolly
- Coolmeen
- Cooraclare
- Coore
- Corofin
- Cranny
- Cratloe
- Cree
- Cross
- Crusheen
- Doolin
- Doonaha
- Doonbeg
- Doora
- Fanore
- Feakle
- Hurlers Cross
- Inagh
- Ivarstown
- Kilbaha
- Kildysart
- Kilfenora
- Kilkishen
- Killimer
- Kilmaley
- Kilmihil
- Kilmoon
- Kilmurry
- Kilnaboy
- Kilnamona
- Kilshanny
- Knock
- Labasheeda
- Liscannor
- Lissycasey
- Meelick
- Mountshannon
- Moyasta
- Mullagh
- Murroogh
- Noughaval
- O'Brien's Bridge
- O'Callaghan's Mills
- Parteen
- Quilty
- Quin
- Ruan
- Scarriff
- Sixmilebridge
- Spancill Hill
- Spanish Point
- Toonagh
- Tuamgraney
- Tubber
- Tullig
- Whitegate
- Aughinish
- Canon Island
- Deer Island
- Inis Cathaig (or Scattery Island)
- Inis Cealtra
- Inishloe
- Inishmacowney
- Mutton Island
- Trummer
- List of townlands in County Clare
- Category:Mountains and hills of County Clare
- Category:Rivers of County Clare
- Category:Geography of County Clare
![]() | This article related to the geography of County Clare, Ireland is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e