We hadn't planned on visiting Quin Abbey. I am so glad that we found it. On the advice of the wonderful ladies in the gift shop at Craggaunowen we drove a couple kilometers north to the town of Quin and directly into this wonderful Abbey. The cloister is beautiful, each of the living areas are in varying levels of ruin,... More

We loved exploring the Abby!! We took a ton of photos. The grounds were kept clean. The history was amazing. I recommend all ages visit.

This is a fine example of a Francisan Friary . When open you can visit by yourself on take a guided tour

Not actually an Abbey, really a Friary, because it's Franciscan, this is one of the loveliest ruins in the West. Built on the foundations of a Norman Castle, with the remains of the towers visible, and with a completely enclosed cloister, the remarkably well preserved structure is a gem. A representative of the Heritage Service can give you vast amounts... More

This is a lovely ruin of a Abbey in Quin Co Clare nice to walk around and image what it would have looked like also free to enter.

A real surprise to us - visitors are free to look around as they please!

Very well kept ruins of the Abbey. I believe it was destroyed (or mostly at least) by Oliver Cromwell back around 1650 and then partially rebuilt for a short while afterwards. The Abbey has been both an Abbey and a fortress at times, and is worth the stop for those interested in it's history. There is not much else to... More

I visited this with colleages on a business trip to Shannon. I have been to Shannon several times and had not realised that this was on the doorstep!! There was an archeological guy there who gave us a tour which was amazing. The history and scale of the building was fantastic. Th graves and tombs of the owners are lined... More

On our way to another attraction we happened through the town of Quin and saw the Abbey rise out of the landscape. It is breathtaking and worthy of an hour's diversion. Plenty of good photos to be taken here.