Inchicronan Priory ( Irish: ''Prióireacht Inse Chrónáin'' is an Irish early monastic site, possibly founded in the 6th century by patron, St Cronan of Tuamgraney

Crusheen Crusheen () is a small village in County Clare, Ireland, in the civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of Crusheen (Inchicronan). Location The village is 10 kilometres northeast of Ennis on the R458 road (Ireland), R458 road to Gort. It is in ...

. The abbey was re-founded about 1198AD by Donald O'Brien, (King of Limerick), as a daughter house of

Clare Abbey Clare Abbey, also known as Clareabbey, is a ruined Augustinians, Augustinian monastery located near the Town of Ennis, along the banks of the River Fergus, Fergus River, and about a mile north of Clarecastle in County Clare, Republic of Ireland, ...

. It became a

parish church A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the Church (building), church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in com ...

in 1302AD and was dissolved c.1543 by Henry VIII, but it was restored and in use by 'friars' in the reign of

Elizabeth I Elizabeth I (7 September 153324 March 1603) was List of English monarchs, Queen of England and List of Irish monarchs, Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603. She was the last and longest reigning monarch of the House of Tudo ...

and became a parish church again in 1615 when Donogh, Earl of

Thomond Thomond ( Classical Irish: ; Modern Irish: ), also known as the Kingdom of Limerick, was a kingdom of Gaelic Ireland, associated geographically with present-day County Clare and County Limerick, as well as parts of County Tipperary around Nena ...

granted it to Henry, Earl of Thomond.

References

* * Christian monasteries established in the 7th century 7th-century churches in Ireland {{Europe-RC-church-stub