See also:ENNIS (Gaelic, Innis, an See also:island; Irish, Ennis and Irish)
, the See also:county See also:town of Co
.
See also:Clare, See also:Ireland, in the See also:east See also:parliamentary See also:division, on the See also:river Fergus, 25 M
.
W.N.W. from See also:Limerick by the See also:Great See also:Southern & Western railway
.
Pop. of See also:urban See also:district (1901) 5093
.
It is the junction for the See also:West Clare See also:line
.
See also:Ennis has breweries, distilleries and extensive See also:flour-See also:mills; and in the neighbourhood See also:limestone is quarried
.
The See also:principal buildings are the See also:Roman See also:Catholic See also:- CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
- CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
- CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)
church, which is the See also:pro-See also:cathedral of the See also:diocese of See also:Killaloe; the See also:parish church formed out of the ruins of the Franciscan See also:Abbey, founded in 1240 by Donough Carbrac O'Brien; a school on the See also:foundation of See also:Erasmus See also:- SMITH
- SMITH, ADAM (1723–1790)
- SMITH, ALEXANDER (183o-1867)
- SMITH, ANDREW JACKSON (1815-1897)
- SMITH, CHARLES EMORY (1842–1908)
- SMITH, CHARLES FERGUSON (1807–1862)
- SMITH, CHARLOTTE (1749-1806)
- SMITH, COLVIN (1795—1875)
- SMITH, EDMUND KIRBY (1824-1893)
- SMITH, G
- SMITH, GEORGE (1789-1846)
- SMITH, GEORGE (184o-1876)
- SMITH, GEORGE ADAM (1856- )
- SMITH, GERRIT (1797–1874)
- SMITH, GOLDWIN (1823-191o)
- SMITH, HENRY BOYNTON (1815-1877)
- SMITH, HENRY JOHN STEPHEN (1826-1883)
- SMITH, HENRY PRESERVED (1847– )
- SMITH, JAMES (1775–1839)
- SMITH, JOHN (1579-1631)
- SMITH, JOHN RAPHAEL (1752–1812)
- SMITH, JOSEPH, JR
- SMITH, MORGAN LEWIS (1822–1874)
- SMITH, RICHARD BAIRD (1818-1861)
- SMITH, ROBERT (1689-1768)
- SMITH, SIR HENRY GEORGE WAKELYN
- SMITH, SIR THOMAS (1513-1577)
- SMITH, SIR WILLIAM (1813-1893)
- SMITH, SIR WILLIAM SIDNEY (1764-1840)
- SMITH, SYDNEY (1771-1845)
- SMITH, THOMAS SOUTHWOOD (1788-1861)
- SMITH, WILLIAM (1769-1839)
- SMITH, WILLIAM (c. 1730-1819)
- SMITH, WILLIAM (fl. 1596)
- SMITH, WILLIAM FARRAR (1824—1903)
- SMITH, WILLIAM HENRY (1808—1872)
- SMITH, WILLIAM HENRY (1825—1891)
- SMITH, WILLIAM ROBERTSON (1846-'894)
Smith, and various county buildings
.
The abbey, though greatly mutilated, is full of interesting details, and includes a lofty See also:tower, a See also:marble See also:screen, a See also:chapter-See also:house, a notable east window, several See also:fine tombs and an See also:altar of St See also:Francis
.
On the site of the old See also:court-house a See also:colossal statue in See also:- WHITE
- WHITE, ANDREW DICKSON (1832– )
- WHITE, GILBERT (1720–1793)
- WHITE, HENRY KIRKE (1785-1806)
- WHITE, HUGH LAWSON (1773-1840)
- WHITE, JOSEPH BLANCO (1775-1841)
- WHITE, RICHARD GRANT (1822-1885)
- WHITE, ROBERT (1645-1704)
- WHITE, SIR GEORGE STUART (1835– )
- WHITE, SIR THOMAS (1492-1567)
- WHITE, SIR WILLIAM ARTHUR (1824--1891)
- WHITE, SIR WILLIAM HENRY (1845– )
- WHITE, THOMAS (1628-1698)
- WHITE, THOMAS (c. 1550-1624)
white limestone of See also:Daniel O'Connell was erected in 1865
.
The interesting ruins of Clare Abbey, founded in 1194 by Donnell O'Brien, See also:- KING
- KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
- KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
- KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
- KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
- KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
- KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
- KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
- KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
- KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
- KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
- KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)
king of See also:Munster, are See also:half-way between Ennis and the See also:village of Clare See also:Castle
.
O'Brien also founded Killone Abbey, beautifully situated on the lough of the same name, 3 M
.
S. of the town, possessing the unusual feature of a See also:crypt and a See also:holy well
.
Five See also:miles N.W. of Ennis is Dysert O'Dea, with interesting ecclesiastical remains, a See also:cross, a See also:round tower and a castle
.
Ennis was incorporated in
See also:ENNISKILLEN 647
1612, and returned two members to the Irish See also:parliament until the See also:Union, and thereafter one to the Imperial parliament until 1885
.
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