Abbey, County Clare

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Abbey An Mhainistir
Civil parish
Corcomroe Abbey in 1996
Abbey
Coordinates: 53°07′13″N 9°03′55″W / 53.120148°N 9.065272°W / 53.120148; -9.065272
Country	Ireland
County	Clare

Abbey (Irish: An Mhainistir) is a civil parish in the Barony of Burren in County Clare, Ireland.

Origins

The parish is named for the Cistercian Corcomroe Abbey, or the Abbey of Burren, dedicated to the Virgin Mary. The full name of the parish in Irish is Mainistir Chocro Mhodhruadh which means the Abbey of Corcomroe, an ancient túath covering the northwest of County Clare, and which later comprised the baronies of Corcomroe in the southwest and Burren in the northeast. This monastery was founded either in 1194 by Donald O’Brien, King of Thomond, or in 1200 by his son, Donogh Cairbreac. The abbey later became subject to Furness Abbey in Lancashire.

Townlands

The parish includes the townlands of Abbey (East), Abbey (West), Aillwee, Ballyhehan, Ballyvelaghan, Cartron, Corranroo, Dooneen. Moneen, Mortyclogh, Munnia, Rossalia and Sheshia.

References

Citations

1. ^ An Mhainistir, Placenames Database of Ireland.
2. ^ Frost 1893.
3. ^ Map of Abbey Parish showing Townlands.

Sources

• "An Mhainistir". Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
• Frost, James (1893). "Abbey Parish; Abbey of Corcomroe; Family of O'Hynes; Road of Corcair-na-cleirach". The History and Topography of the County of Clare. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
• "Map of Abbey Parish showing Townlands". Clare County Library. Retrieved 6 March 2014.

External links

• "Abbey Parish". Clare County Library. Retrieved 7 March 2014.

v t e Baronies and civil parishes of County Clare
Barony	Civil parishes
Bunratty Lower	Bunratty Clonloghan Drumline Feenagh Kilconry Kilfinaghta Kilfintinan Killeely (part) Kilmaleery Kilmurry-Negaul Kilnasoolagh St. Munchin's (part) St. Patrick's (part) Tomfinlough
Bunratty Upper	Clooney, Bunratty Upper Doora Inchicronan Kilraghtis Quin Templemaley
Burren	Abbey Carran Drumcreehy Gleninagh Kilcorney Killonaghan Killeany Kilmoon Noughaval Oughtmama Rathborney
Clonderalaw	Kilchreest Kildysart Kilfidane Killimer Killofin Kilmihil Kilmurry McMahon
Corcomroe	Clooney, Corcomroe Kilfenora Killaspuglonane Kiltoraght Kilmanaheen Kilmacrehy Killilagh Kilshanny
Ibrickane	Kilfarboy Killard Kilmurry Ibrickane Kilmacduane (part)
Inchiquin	Dysert Inagh Kilkeedy Kilnaboy Kilnamona Rath Ruan
Islands	Clareabbey Clondagad Drumcliff Killone Kilmaley
Leitrim	Kilbarron Clonrush Inishcaltra
Moyarta	Kilballyowen Kilfearagh (Kilkee) Kilrush Moyarta Kilmacduane (part)
Tulla Lower	Clonlea Killaloe Killokennedy Killuran Kilseily Kiltenanlea O'Brien's Bridge Ogonnelloe
Tulla Upper	Feakle Kilnoe Moynoe Tuamgraney Tulla
* (part) refers to civil parishes which span two different baronies