Quin Franciscan Friary

Quin Friary has had a fraught and complex history, with many iterations of the abbey since the 1200s. The original church on-site was burned in 1278, and in 1281 a castle was built on these grounds by Anglo-Norman Lord Thomas de Clare. The purpose behind this was to increase his status within the kingdom of Thomond, while the O’Brien clan was preoccupied. de Clare’s rise was curbed in 1318 dur...