Quin
Irish: Cuinche | |
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Village and parish | |
 The ruins of the former parish church, with Quin Abbey beyond | |
  Quin Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°49′06″N 8°51′55″W / 52.8183°N 8.865358°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Clare |
| Local electoral area | Ennis East |
| Dáil constituency | Clare |
| Elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
| Population | 951 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | R417742 |
Quin (Irish: Cuinche, meaning 'Arbutus'[2]) is a village in southeast County Clare, Ireland. The name also refers to a civil parish in the barony of Bunratty Upper, and to an ecclesiastical parish of the same name. The main attraction in the vicinity is Quin Abbey, the ruins of Franciscan friary, which is open to the public. Although roofless, much of the structure remains and is relatively well-preserved. The abbey was built on the foundations of an earlier Norman castle; the foundations of three corner towers can still be seen.
The village is located in the townland sometimes known as Plassey.[citation needed]
- ^ "Sapmap Area: Settlements Quin". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "Clare Places - Quin: Historical Background".