Clare Abbey

Clare Abbey
Clare Abbey ruins, 2015
LocationClarecastle, County Clare, Ireland
Coordinates52°49′42″N 8°58′6″W / 52.82833°N 8.96833°W / 52.82833; -8.96833
Built1189
Reference no.197
Location of Clare Abbey in Ireland

Clare Abbey, also known as Clareabbey, is a ruined Augustinian monastery located near the Town of Ennis, along the banks of the Fergus River, and about a mile north of Clarecastle in County Clare, Ireland. The Abbey, founded in 1189, was the largest and most important of the Augustinian monasteries in County Clare.