Newhall House is a 17th century country house and estate, heavily modified and rebuilt during the Georgian period to its current appearance near Ennis in County Clare .
5-555: The estate includes Killone Abbey and a notable holy well. In 1544 King Henry VIII of England granted Kilone Abbey and the parish of Killone , including Newhall, and much other property in County Clare to Murrough O'Brien, 1st Earl of Thomond . This is after Murrough gifted the crown of Thomond to the King of England. In 1580 Killone Castle was the property of the Baron of Inchiquin . There
10-504: Is dedicated to Saint John the Baptist . It lies on the banks of Killone Lake, in Killone , County Clare , about 5 km (3 mi) south of Ennis . The ruins of the abbey, accessible through land used for grazing cattle, are located in the grounds of Newhall House and Estate and include substantial remains of the abbey church together with a crypt . A narrow stone stairway leads between
15-481: Is now no trace of the castle beyond Newhall House. The original house was bought from the O'Briens by their cousin Charles MacDonnell ( MP for Clare) in 1764 who greatly extended the property building on a new front, probably designed by Francis Bindon . It was later occupied by Robert and Florence Vere O'Brien in the 1890s though Slater's Directory notes it as a seat of Charles R.A. MacDonnell in 1894. It
20-498: The altar and the east window to a ledge atop the remains of the south wall of the church, where an overview of the grounds may be seen with care. Today, there is an outside mass each year in June held by the local parish. The abbey and graveyard is privately owned, part of Newhall Estate, owned by the Commane family, and as protected sites under national monument legislation, guardianship
25-488: Was a home of the Joyce family of County Galway in the 20th century. In 2016, the house was purchased by the Commane family, a local family originating ancestrally from Newhall, who are restoring it to its original form. Killone Abbey Killone Abbey ( Irish : Mainistir Chill Eoin ), was an Irish nunnery and abbey of Canonesses Regular founded in 1190 by Donal Mor O'Brien , King of Thomond and Munster . It
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