Quin, County Clare

Quin Irish: Cuinche
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 / 52.8183; -8.865358
Country	Ireland
Province	Munster
County	County Clare
Local electoral area	Ennis East
Dáil constituency	Clare
Elevation	17 m (56 ft)
Population  (2016)[1]	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]}