Quin Abbey is built on the site of a castle

Quin (Cuinche in Irish) is a small village in County Clare, Republic of Ireland, situated north of Limerick city and near Ennis in the Midwest of Ireland. Personal photo of Quin Abbey, Co. ... Personal photo of Quin Abbey, Co. ... County Clare (Contae an Chláir in Irish) is in the Irish province of Munster. ... This article is about the city in Ireland. ... Ennis (Irish: Inis) is the county town of Clare in the Republic of Ireland. ...

The town's main attraction, Quin Abbey, is open to the public, and although mostly ruined, much of the structure remains. The abbey was built on the foundations of an earlier castle, and the foundations of its corner towers can still be seen. An abbey (from the Latin abbatia, which is derived from the Syriac abba, father), is a Christian monastery or convent, under the government of an Abbot or an Abbess, who serve as the spiritual father or mother of the community. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Alcázar of Segovia, Spain A castle (from the Latin castellum, diminutive of castra, a military camp, in turn the plural of castrum or watchpost), is a fort, a camp and the logical development of a fortified enclosure. ...

The village has four pubs. Every year, Sessiun na hEireann is held in the pubs of Quin which is a festival of traditional Irish music where groups compete to win best pub session groups.

See also: List of towns in the Republic of Ireland

There is also a fictional Sigilverse planet named Quin