Canon Island
Canon Island is an island and townland situated in the Shannon Estuary, in County Clare, Ireland. It is about 2.5 km east of the village of Kildysart and about 1.5 km from the shore on the mainland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: island
- Also known as: “Cannon Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Canon Island Abbey and Inishcorker.
Canon Island Abbey
Ruins
Canon Island Abbey is a ruined Augustinian monastery located on the extreme northeast corner of Canon Island on the River Shannon in County Clare, Ireland.
Inishcorker
Island
Inishcorker is an uninhabited island in County Clare. Its name is derived from the Irish "inis", meaning island or river meadow. Inishcorker is situated 2½ km west of Canon Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ballynacally and Ballysteen.
Ballynacally
Locality
Ballynacally is a village and townland situated 16.7 km southwest of Ennis, on the R473 coast road to Kilrush in the civil parish of Kilchreest, County Clare, Ireland. It lies near the bank of the River Shannon. Ballynacally is situated 6 km north of Canon Island.
Ballysteen
Hamlet
Ballysteen is a small village and townland in County Limerick, Ireland. It is located in the civil parish of Iveruss and the historical barony of Kenry. Ballysteen is situated 7 km east of Canon Island.
Foynes
Town
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Foynes is a town and major port in County Limerick in the midwest of Ireland, located at the edge of hilly land on the southern bank of the Shannon Estuary. The population of the town was 512 as of the 2022 census. Foynes is situated 8 km southwest of Canon Island.
Canon Island
- Categories: river island and landform
- Location: County Clare, Munster, Shannon Region, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Telugu—“Canon Island” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Canon uhartea”
- Cebuano: “Canon Island”
- Dutch: “Canon Island”
- Irish: “Inis na Canánach”
- Irish: “Oileán na gCanánach”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Canon Island”
- Swedish: “Canon Island”
- Telugu: “కేమన్ దీవులు”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Inishtubbrid and Inishmacowney.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Canon Island”. Photo: Imehling, CC BY-SA 3.0.