Lisdoonvarna/Kilshanny | |
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Roman Catholic parish | |
  Lisdoonvarna/Kilshanny Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°01′49″N 9°17′22″W / 53.0303°N 9.2894°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Clare |
| Government | |
| • Dáil Éireann | Clare |
| Time zone | UTC+0 ( WET) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC-1 ( IST ( WEST)) |
Lisdoonvarna/Kilshanny parish is a parish in County Clare and part of the Kilfenora Deanery of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora. The parishes Lisdoonvarna and Kilshanny amalgamated in the 1980s. [1]
Current (2021) parish priest is Robert McNamara. [2]
The parish is an amalgamation of the mediaeval parishes of Kilmoon, Killeany, Killilagh and Owghtory. [3]
The main church of the parish is the Church of Corpus Christi in Lisdoonvarna, built in 1868. [4] The second church of the parish is the Church of St. Augustine in Kilshanny. This church was blessed in 1894 by bishop Francis McCormack. This is a descendant of the earlier abbey by the Canons Regular of St. Augustine founded in 1189. [5] Third church is the Church of our Lady of Lourdes in Toovaghera. This church is built in 1878. [6] The coastal village Doolin has a church built in 1821 named the Church of the Holy Rosary. [6]
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Corpus Christi Church, Lisdoonvarna -
Altar Corpus Christi Church, Lisdoonvarna. Note the railing, removed in most churches. -
St. Augustine's Church, Kilshanny -
Church of the Holy Rosary, Doolin -
Main entrance of the Church of the Holy Rosary in Doolin. Note the stonework around the door, showing that the church is way older than its modern looks -
Church of our Lady of Lourdes, Toovaghera -
Kilmoon Church (left, in ruin) and graveyard -
The ruin of Killiagh Church in Doolin -
The north wall of the ruin of the Abbey near Kilshanny -
The east wall (inside) of Kilshanny Abbey
References
- ^ O'Dowd, Peadar (2010). The Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora. An Illustrated History. Booklink. ISBN 978-1-906886-33-2. p. 203, 204
- ^ "Lisdoonvarna & Kilshanny". Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh & Kilfenora.
- ^ O'Dowd, Peadar (2010). The Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora. An Illustrated History. Booklink. ISBN 978-1-906886-33-2. p. 203
- ^ O'Dowd, Peadar (2010). The Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora. An Illustrated History. Booklink. ISBN 978-1-906886-33-2. p. 203, 205
- ^ O'Dowd, Peadar (2010). The Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora. An Illustrated History. Booklink. ISBN 978-1-906886-33-2. p. 204, 206
- ^ a b O'Dowd, Peadar (2010). The Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora. An Illustrated History. Booklink. ISBN 978-1-906886-33-2. p. 207
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Lisdoonvarna/Kilshanny | |
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Roman Catholic parish | |
Lisdoonvarna/Kilshanny Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 53°01′49″N 9°17′22″W / 53.0303°N 9.2894°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Clare |
| Government | |
| • Dáil Éireann | Clare |
| Time zone | UTC+0 ( WET) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC-1 ( IST ( WEST)) |
Lisdoonvarna/Kilshanny parish is a parish in County Clare and part of the Kilfenora Deanery of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora. The parishes Lisdoonvarna and Kilshanny amalgamated in the 1980s. [1]
Current (2021) parish priest is Robert McNamara. [2]
The parish is an amalgamation of the mediaeval parishes of Kilmoon, Killeany, Killilagh and Owghtory. [3]
The main church of the parish is the Church of Corpus Christi in Lisdoonvarna, built in 1868. [4] The second church of the parish is the Church of St. Augustine in Kilshanny. This church was blessed in 1894 by bishop Francis McCormack. This is a descendant of the earlier abbey by the Canons Regular of St. Augustine founded in 1189. [5] Third church is the Church of our Lady of Lourdes in Toovaghera. This church is built in 1878. [6] The coastal village Doolin has a church built in 1821 named the Church of the Holy Rosary. [6]
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Corpus Christi Church, Lisdoonvarna
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Altar Corpus Christi Church, Lisdoonvarna. Note the railing, removed in most churches.
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St. Augustine's Church, Kilshanny
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Church of the Holy Rosary, Doolin
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Main entrance of the Church of the Holy Rosary in Doolin. Note the stonework around the door, showing that the church is way older than its modern looks
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Church of our Lady of Lourdes, Toovaghera
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Kilmoon Church (left, in ruin) and graveyard
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The ruin of Killiagh Church in Doolin
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The north wall of the ruin of the Abbey near Kilshanny
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The east wall (inside) of Kilshanny Abbey
References
- ^ O'Dowd, Peadar (2010). The Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora. An Illustrated History. Booklink. ISBN 978-1-906886-33-2. p. 203, 204
- ^ "Lisdoonvarna & Kilshanny". Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh & Kilfenora.
- ^ O'Dowd, Peadar (2010). The Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora. An Illustrated History. Booklink. ISBN 978-1-906886-33-2. p. 203
- ^ O'Dowd, Peadar (2010). The Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora. An Illustrated History. Booklink. ISBN 978-1-906886-33-2. p. 203, 205
- ^ O'Dowd, Peadar (2010). The Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora. An Illustrated History. Booklink. ISBN 978-1-906886-33-2. p. 204, 206
- ^ a b O'Dowd, Peadar (2010). The Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora. An Illustrated History. Booklink. ISBN 978-1-906886-33-2. p. 207
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