Clare Abbey
Clare Abbey is an Irish Augustinian abbey. Visitors find it inside Ennis’ urban area. The register lists it as a national monument of Ireland.
Abbey or priory in Ennis
Inside Ennis
Clare Abbey is inside Ennis’ urban area, with 7 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
National monument of Ireland
On the State’s record of protected heritage. About ↓
Written from Fáilte Ireland’s open data, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and the CSO’s 2022 town outlines, with Met Éireann’s 1991–2020 averages.
Month by month in Ennis
Aim for June to September, when Ennis reaches 18–20°C.
Clare Abbey
Its story is told in 2 languages on Wikipedia. Further out, Ennis Cathedral is 1.8 km away.
- Type
- Abbey or priory
- Listed
- National monument of Ireland
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 2 languages
- Town
- in Ennis
- Official site
- monastic.ie/history/clare-augustinian-abbey
Useful details
The way to Clare Abbey
On this map, Clare Abbey is orange and its neighbours are numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Ennis’ urban area. · CSO 2022 outline
Towns that count Clare Abbey
In size, Ennis comes first of the 8, with 27,923 people. Start with its own town; the others follow by distance.
Ennis
Quin
Newmarket-On-Fergus
Kilmaley
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Clare Abbey is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ennis | It’s in town | 27,923 | 10 |
| Quin | 6.9 km east of it | 922 | 7 |
| Newmarket-On-Fergus | 9 km southeast of it | 1,887 | 7 |
| Kilmaley | 9.8 km west of it | 296 | 0 |
| Crusheen | 13 km northeast of it | 649 | 1 |
| Kilmurry | 14 km southeast of it | 229 | 4 |
| Lissycasey | 14 km southwest of it | 390 | 0 |
| Corofin | 15 km northwest of it | 793 | 6 |
Also near Clare Abbey
There are 3 castles, 2 abbeys or priories and 2 museums within 15 km, and more besides.
CathedralEnnis Cathedral1.8 km away2
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksEnnis Friary2.2 km away3
MuseumClare Museum2 km away4
CastleBallyhannon Castle5 km away5
CastleKnappogue Castle10 km away6
CastleBallymarkahan Castle9.3 km away7
Abbey or prioryKillone Abbey3.5 km away8MuseumMuseumLocal Studies Centre2.2 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting Clare Abbey
Where is Clare Abbey?
Clare Abbey is in Ennis, Clare, inside the town’s urban area.
What is Clare Abbey?
Irish Augustinian abbey.
How well known is Clare Abbey?
Clare Abbey has 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #391 of the 1,783 Irish places we list.
When is the best time to visit Clare Abbey?
June to September are the warmest months in Ennis, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages).
Is Clare Abbey a protected monument?
Yes: national monument of Ireland.
What else is there to see near Clare Abbey?
Within 15 km: Ennis Cathedral (1.8 km), Ennis Friary (2.2 km), Clare Museum (2 km) and Ballyhannon Castle (5 km).
Sources: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), CSO 2022 town outlines (CC BY 4.0), Met Éireann 1991–2020 averages (CC BY 4.0).
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (7)
- Ennis Cathedral: Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ennis Friary: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clare Museum: C O'Flanagan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballyhannon Castle: Roger Diel, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Knappogue Castle: https://www.flickr.com/people/sitomon/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballymarkahan Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Killone Abbey: Jackieray at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).