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Queens Hotel and Nightclub Ennis

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Rowan Tree Hostel Ennis

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Temple Gate Hotel Ennis

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Old Ground Hotel Ennis

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West County Hotel and Leisure Centre Ennis

The West County Health and Leisure Club offers you a state of art leisure centre in Ennis and are...

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Auburn Lodge Hotel & Leisure Centre Ennis

An indoor pool and a children's pool are on site. Other recreational amenities include a health...

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Woodstock Hotel Ennis

A golf course and a health club are featured at the hotel. An indoor pool, a children's pool, and a...

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Clare Inn Hotel Newmarket On Fergus

Outdoor tennis courts and a health club are featured at the hotel. An indoor pool and a children's...

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Carrygerry Country House Shannon

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Oak Wood Arms Hotel Shannon

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Shannon Court Hotel

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Park Inn by Radisson Shannon Airport

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Bunratty Castle Hotel

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Radisson Blu Hotel & Spa, Limerick

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Dough Mor Lodge Lahinch

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Although has been ruined now, the Ennis Friary was once a home to more than 300 Franciscan Friars and students. It was established in the early 13th century when the Franciscan were invited to the area and given the land. This Friary grew in importance, now as a famous attraction, but earlier as an important centre of learning and not just in Ireland but throughout Europe. It had become a large complex, with the church surrounded by cloisters, dormitories, workshops, a huge kitchen and refectory. It is, then, not surprising when at its height almost 1000 people lived and worked within its confines.

In the 16th century an Act in Restraint of Appeals, by the English King Henry V111, was passed. This eliminated the right of Catholic Monasteries and Friaries to exist. Those in Ireland initially were not affected, but as time progressed their lives became more difficult. Lands surrounding the Friaries were possessed by the crown and given or sold to those loyal to the king, and it became more and more difficult to preach and teach openly. The church was then handed over to the Protestant Church of Ireland until it was abandoned in 1871. The building has since been in the care of state.

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