CLARE-ABBEY

In 1868, the parish of Clare Abbey contained the following places:

"CLARE-ABBEY, a parish in the barony of Islands, in the county of Clare, province of Munster, Ireland, 2 miles S. of Ennis, and close to the Clare Castle station on the Limerick and Ennis railway. It is traversed by the river Fergus, and by the road from Clare to Limerick, Kildysert, and Ennis. The soil is good, with a limestone bottom. The living is a curacy in the diocese of Killaloe, Kilfenora, Clonfert, and Kilmacduagh, value £111, in the patronage of the bishop. The town, which stands upon the banks of the Fergus, is 2 miles S. of Ennis, and was formerly the county town. It contains the parish church, Roman Catholic chapel, barracks, and three day schools. In the neighbourhood, on the banks of the Fergus, stand the ruins of Clare-Abbey, built in 1195 by Donald O'Brian, who also founded a castle here. A military depôt is stationed here. Salmon abounds in the Fergus. The residences are Buncraggy, the seat of the Marquis of Conyngham, Claremount, Carnelly Island, Magrath, Barntick, and Kilbreckanbeg. Clare-Abbey gives the title of earl to the Fitzgibbons."

"BARNTICK, a village in the parish of Clare-abbey, barony of Islands, in the county of Clare, province of Munster, Ireland, 4 miles to the S.W. of Ennis. It stands on the banks of a small stream, a branch of the river Fergus."

 

[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2018