Church / chapel · 1275–1280Saint Fineen's ChurchQuin
Quin Bridge · Photo: The Banner · CC BY-SA 3.03buildings on the National Inventory
History of Quin · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Quin, recorded since 1275: 3 buildings on the National Inventory
Inside the town, the Sites and Monuments Record lists 3 archaeological sites. Since 2011, Quin has added 5.6% of its homes, against 5.8% in the typical town.
On the National Inventory
3
Of national importance
1
NIAH National or International, and national monuments
Archaeological sites
3
Sites and Monuments Record
Oldest building
1275
the first date on its record
Homes built before 1919
4.3%
typical town: 3.4%
In pictures
Quin in 3 photos
Quin Bridge and Ballyhannon Castle lead the set. Go back furthest in Quin with Quin Bridge: 1775. Credit goes to 3 photographers, each named on the photo.
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its licence; names open the place’s page. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
The map
Where Quin’s history is
Every building and site on the record inside the town, by its rating.
National and InternationalRegional and other sites
Hover a dot for its name; tap one to open its page.
The 3, by rating
1 National and International2 Regional and other sites
The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage is the State’s survey of buildings from 1700 to today, county by county; each record gives a rating, dates, a type and an appraisal. Being on it is not legal protection: that is each council’s Record of Protected Structures.
Points from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage and the Sites and Monuments Record, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (CC BY 4.0).
National and International
One place of national importance in Quin
Buildings the National Inventory rates National or International: of significance across Ireland or beyond. Each one opens its own page.
Regional and other sites
2 more historic places in Quin
Buildings rated Regional, of significance in their region, and archaeological monuments with an encyclopedia article.
RegMilestone / milepost · 1825–1830Milestone, Quin
What’s recorded
The record in and around Quin: homes first, at 33%
The record in Quin runs as late as 1855. Second on the record: walls, gates and bridges, 2 of them. Two of the highest-rated records are Saint Fineen's Church and Knappogue Castle.
Homes3
Walls, gates and bridges2
Street furniture1
Churches and chapels1
Mills, stations and works1
Other buildings1
Types as the National Inventory records them, grouped, for the records inside the town and those just outside it that belong to it; a building keeps the type it was built as.
Archaeology and around
Archaeology in Quin
The Sites and Monuments Record lists every known archaeological site; most are field monuments with little to see. By kind:
3 archaeological sites inside the town
Sites on the Record of Monuments and Places, the statutory list drawn from this record, are protected by law: anyone planning work at or near one must give the National Monuments Service two months’ notice.
| Church1 record |
| Graveyard1 record |
| Ecclesiastical enclosure1 record |
Just outside Quin: 9
| Knappogue CastleNational rating (NIAH) · 2.6 km outside the town |
| Ballyhannon CastleArchaeological monument (SMR) · 2.7 km outside the town |
| Ballyhickey Wedge TombArchaeological monument (SMR) · 1.7 km outside the town |
| Quin AbbeyArchaeological monument (SMR) · 100 m outside the town |
| Kilbreckan Silver MinesRegional rating (NIAH) · 2 km outside the town |
| Moyriesk HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.7 km outside the town |
| Ballyhannan HouseRegional rating (NIAH) · 700 m outside the town |
| Gates, Knappogue CastleRegional rating (NIAH) · 2.4 km outside the town |
| GlenviewRegional rating (NIAH) · 1.4 km outside the town |
Homes by age
Quin grew fastest in the 2000s, when 53% of its homes were built
4.3% of Quin’s homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. Building from 1946 to 1980 fell short in Quin: 11%, against 24% in most towns. Just 1.9% of the homes in Quin went up between the wars, short of the typical 3.9%.
4.3%
Before 1919
1.9%
1919–45
11%
1946–80
25%
1981–2000
53%
2001–10
5.6%
Since 2011
QuinTypical town
Census 2022, households by the year their home was built (CSO, Small Area Population Statistics, CC BY 4.0); the typical town is the middle Irish town of 2,500 or more.
Born here
4 notable people born in Quin before 1900
From Joe Power (1883) to Conor Clune (1893): their lives on one timeline, earliest first.
Joe Power
Amby Power
Jim Hassett
Conor Clune
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Conor Clune1893–1920 · Irish republican
JP
Joe Power1883– · Irish hurler
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Amby Power1887–1960 · Irish hurler
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Jim Hassett1887–1964 · Irish hurler
Everyone born in Quin → Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against the person’s English Wikipedia article; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.
Neighbours
Quin and its neighbours
| Town | People | National Inventory | National | Archaeological sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quin | 922 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Newmarket-On-Fergus | 1,887 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ennis | 27,923 | 74 | 5 | 135 |
| Sixmilebridge | 2,832 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Shannon | 10,256 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
In brief
Quin in brief
More of Quin’s homes are old than in most places: 4.3% were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town. All told, the list holds 3 places on the record, 1 of them in the top tier, including Saint Fineen's Church. Conor Clune (1893), Joe Power (1883) and Amby Power (1887) are among the 4 people born here before 1900. The oldest is Saint Fineen's Church, from 1275. Beyond that, it also has 3 archaeological sites.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The National Inventory. The State’s survey of post-1700 buildings, made county by county since 1990 (NIAH); a few records are older. It records; it does not protect.
- Ratings. International and National: of significance across Ireland or beyond. Regional: in its region. Local and record-only buildings get no page here.
- Archaeology. The Sites and Monuments Record (National Monuments Service) lists known archaeological sites; the national monuments to visit and the sites with an encyclopedia article get pages here.
- Protection. Both registers are surveys, not protection: a building is protected by its council’s Record of Protected Structures, and no national open list joins the 31 councils’ records.
- The grade. Ireland’s History grade is not built yet: the page describes, and gives no grade.
Questions about Quin’s history
How many historic buildings are recorded in Quin?
3 buildings on the National Inventory, one of them of national importance, from the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
Which places in Quin are of national importance?
Saint Fineen's Church.
What is the oldest building in Quin?
Saint Fineen's Church: the first date on its record is 1275.
Are there archaeological sites in Quin?
Yes: the Sites and Monuments Record lists 3 archaeological sites inside Quin.
How old are the homes in Quin?
4.3% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3.4% in the typical town.
Are the buildings on this page protected?
Being on the National Inventory or the Sites and Monuments Record is a record, not protection by itself: buildings are protected by their council’s Record of Protected Structures, which each council keeps and no national open list gathers, so this page can’t say which are on it.
History is described here, not graded.
Source: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage and Sites and Monuments Record, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0).
Sources: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (buildingsofireland.ie) · Sites and Monuments Record and the National Monuments Service’s monuments to visit · CSO Census 2022 (homes by the year built) · Photos: Wikimedia Commons, including the National Library of Ireland’s collections, each credited with its licence and copied to our own server · Wikidata and English Wikipedia for people born here · Wikidata (CC0) for other names and articles. Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).