Canon Island

Canon Island
Native name:
Oileán na gCanánach
Canon Island is located in island of Ireland
Canon Island
Canon Island
Geography
LocationShannon Estuary
Coordinates52°40′N 9°03′W / 52.667°N 9.050°W / 52.667; -9.050
Administration
ProvinceMunster
CountyClare
Demographics
Population0

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]

  1. ^ "Oileán na gCanánach/Canon Island". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  2. ^ Comerford, Patrick. "Canon Island: a monastic retreat among 29 islands in the Shannon estuary". Retrieved 20 August 2021.