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Situated c. 18m E of Quin Friary (CL042-027002-). A rectangular structure (int. dims. c. 15.8m NE-SW; c. 12m NW-SE) known locally as ‘The School’. The feature is the largest of the many grassed over structures close to the remains of the Friary. A building orientated NE-SW is depicted at this location on the 1840 OS…

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Situated c. 18m E of Quin Friary (CL042-027002-). A rectangular structure (int. dims. c. 15.8m NE-SW; c. 12m NW-SE) known locally as ‘The School’. The feature is the largest of the many grassed over structures close to the remains of the Friary. A building orientated NE-SW is depicted at this location on the 1840 OS 6-inch map. When partially excavated (Hull 2017) the walls were found to partially overlie the back-filled moat of the Anglo-Norman castle (CL042-027001-). Remains comprise grassed-over stone walls (H. 1m; Wth 1.7-2.8m) with evidence of an entrance (Wth 3.4m) in the S wall near the SE corner. A possible 17th-century lead bullet was found in the construction cut. A school was founded c. AD 1643 by Eugene O’Cahan and was destroyed by Cromwellians in 1651. Antonius Broudinus, a Clare-born Franciscan noted that the school or studium had over 800 students in 1644 although this is likely to be an exaggeration (McInerney 2014, 204). Hull (2017) notes that the scale of the building compares well with the’ Cabhal Tighe Breac’ or O'Davoren school at Cahermacnaghten, Co. Clare (CL009-001009-).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CL042-027015

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

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