Canon Island

Canon Island
Geography

Location	River Shannon
Coordinates	52°40′N 9°03′W / 52.667°N 9.050°W / 52.667; -9.050Coordinates: 52°40′N 9°03′W / 52.667°N 9.050°W / 52.667; -9.050
Country
Ireland
Province	Munster
County	Clare
Demographics
Population	0

Canon Island (Inis na Canánach in Irish) is an island situated in the River Shannon, about 2.5 km (1.6 mi) east of the village of Kildysart, County Clare in Ireland 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.

References

A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland by Samuel Lewis at Library Ireland

Places in County Clare

County town: Ennis

Towns	Ennis Kilkee Kilrush Shannon

Villages	Ardnacrusha Aughinish Ballynacally Ballyvaughan Barefield Bodyke Boston Bridgetown Broadford Cahiracon Carrigaholt Clarecastle Clonlara Cloonanaha Connolly Cooraclare Coore Corofin Cratloe Cree Cross Crusheen Doolin Doonaha Doonbeg Ennistymon Fanore Feakle Hurlers Cross Inagh Ivarstown Kilbaha Kildysart Kilfenora Kilkishen Killaloe Killimer Kilmihil Kilnaboy Kilnamona Kilshanny Knock Labasheeda Lahinch Liscannor Lisdoonvarna Lissycasey Meelick Milltown Malbay Mountshannon Moyasta Mullagh Murroogh Newmarket-on-Fergus O'Brien's Bridge O'Callaghans Mills Parteen Quilty Quin Ruan Scarriff Sixmilebridge Spancill Hill Spanish Point Tuamgraney Tulla Tullig Whitegate

Regions	Burren Loop Head Peninsula

Islands	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

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