Inchicronan Priory
| Inchicronan Priory | |
|---|---|
Chrónáin | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Augustinian Pre-Reformation Catholic |
| Location | |
Shown within Ireland | |
| Coordinates | 52°55′05″N 8°54′24″W / 52.91806°N 8.90667°W |
| Architecture | |
| Groundbreaking | 6th century |
| Materials | sandstone |
Inchicronan Priory (Irish: Prióireacht Inse Chrónáin[1] is an early monastic site in County Clare, Ireland. It is on Inchicronan in Inchicronan Lough.
The abbey was possibly founded in the 6th century by patron St Cronan of Tuamgraney Crusheen. It was re-founded about 1198 by Donald O'Brien, (King of Limerick), as a daughter house of Clare Abbey.
It became a parish church in 1302 and was dissolved c.1543 by Henry VIII, but it was restored and in use by 'friars' in the reign of Elizabeth I and became a parish church again in 1615 when Donogh, Earl of Thomond granted it to Henry, Earl of Thomond.
References
- Mike Salter (2009). Abbeys and Friaries of Ireland. Folly Publications. ISBN 978-1-871731-84-2.
- Lucy Archer; Edwin Smith (1999). Architecture in Britain and Ireland, 600-1500. Harvill Press. ISBN 978-1-86046-701-1.