Canon Island
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Native name: Oileán na gCanánach | |
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  Canon Island | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Shannon Estuary |
| Coordinates | 52°40′N9°03′W/ 52.667°N 9.050°W |
| Administration | |
| Province | Munster |
| County | Clare |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
Canon Island(Irish:Oileán na gCanánach)[1]is an island andtownlandsituated in theShannon Estuary,inCounty Clare,Ireland. It is about 2.5 km (1.6 mi) east of the village ofKildysartand about 1.5 km (0.9 mi) from the shore on the mainland.
The island is home to the ruins ofCanon Island Abbey,anAugustinianmonastery built in the late 12th century.[2]
Population
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| Source:sCentral Statistics Office."CNA17: Population by Off Shore Island, Sex and Year".CSO.ie.Retrieved12 October2016. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^"Oileán na gCanánach/Canon Island".Placenames Database of Ireland(logainm.ie).Retrieved9 July2023.
- ^Comerford, Patrick."Canon Island: a monastic retreat among 29 islands in the Shannon estuary".Retrieved20 August2021.
External links
[edit]- A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland by Samuel Lewisat Library Ireland
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