Scoil: Cora Caitlín (B.)

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1. Historic Ruins in the Neighbourhood (ar lean)

   

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   On 1541 the Abbey was formally dissolved by Henry VIII, and granted in 1543 to O'Brien, Baran of Ibrackane, who protected the monks. After Elizabeths confirmation of the grant the friars remained still in possession.

   In 1617 Fr. D Mooney visited Quin and found two of three helpless old friars about the place. They remembered the monastery being suppressed, and that its gold and silver had been sent to MacNamara of Knoppogue.

   Mr T.J. Westropp says that the community taking advantage of the freedom of religious worship granted by the Catholic Confederation of 1641 repaired and reopened the College connected with the monastery, and that in a short time no fewer than 800 youths were receiving instruction from the Franciscan fraternity of Quin.

   One of their scholars was a historian Anthony Broder together with eighteen members of his family. It was finally destroyed by Cromwells

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   Tras-scríofa ag duine dár meitheal tras-scríbhneoirí deonacha.

   Stair Athraigh

   Teanga

   Béarla

   Bailitheoir

   James Long

   Inscne

   Fireann

   Aois

   11

   Faisnéiseoir

   P.J. Mc Namara

   Inscne

   Fireann

   Aois

   42

   Seoladh

   Cora Chaitlín, Co. an Chláir