Quin Abbey

Quin Abbey
Mainistir Chuinche
Quin Abbey
Quin Abbey is located in Ireland
Quin Abbey
Location within Ireland
Monastery information
Other namesQuin Friary
OrderFranciscans
Establishedc. 1350 (church),
1433 (abbey)
Disestablished1541
People
Founder(s)MacNamara family
Architecture
Heritage designationNational Monument
StyleGothic
Groundbreaking1402
Completion date1433
Site
LocationQuin, County Clare, Ireland
Coordinates52°49′9.43″N 8°51′46.87″W / 52.8192861°N 8.8630194°W / 52.8192861; -8.8630194
Public accessYes
Official nameQuin Abbey
Reference no.15
The ambulatory surrounding the cloister at Quin Abbey

Quin Abbey (Irish: Mainistir Chuinche[1]), is a ruined Franciscan abbey in Quin, County Clare, Ireland. It was built for Fathers Purcell and Mooney, friars of the Franciscan order.[2]

  1. ^ "Mainistir Chuinche/Quinn Abbey". logainm.ie (in Irish). Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  2. ^ 75th Annual Report of the Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland; Clonmacnois, King's County. Dublin: A. Thom & Co, 1906