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Killone Abbey (Irish: Mainistir Chill Eoin)

⛪ Augustinian Nuns 🏛️ dissolved before 1584

About This Site

Augustinian Nuns founded c.1189 (or monks founded 1120) by Donald O’Brien, King of Limerick on site owned by Clare Abbey; dissolved before 1584; ruinous by 1617; now in the grounds of Newhall House,…

Augustinian Nuns founded c.1189 (or monks founded 1120) by Donald O’Brien, King of Limerick on site owned by Clare Abbey; dissolved before 1584; ruinous by 1617; now in the grounds of Newhall House, with public access

Historical Information

Alternative Names:
  • The Abbey Church of Saint John the Baptist, Killone
  • Killoen
  • St John de Thomon
Communities & Provenance:

Augustinian Nuns founded c.1189 (or monks founded 1120) by Donald O'Brien, King of Limerick on site owned by Clare Abbey; dissolved before 1584; ruinous by 1617; now in the grounds of Newhall House, with public access