Originally built as a big parish church, it had a difficult start.

[4] Shortly after the start of the actual building, the project had to be stopped due to financial constraints, and did not resume till 1831.

[8] After a long population stagnation in Ennis, a period of rapid growth followed.

This led to the building of two new churches in the 1970s: Outside the parish structure but fully functioning towards the population of Ennis is the Franciscan Friary.

[12] Beside that are there the oratory of the Poor Clares Monastery and the chapel of Ennis Hospital.