Lisdoonvarna/Kilshanny

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]

Lisdoonvarna/Kilshanny
Roman Catholic parish
Lisdoonvarna/Kilshanny is located in Ireland
Lisdoonvarna/Kilshanny
Lisdoonvarna/Kilshanny
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 53°01′49″N 9°17′22″W
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyCounty Clare
Government
 • Dáil ÉireannClare
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

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]

  • Corpus Christi Church, Lisdoonvarna
    Corpus Christi Church, Lisdoonvarna
  • Altar Corpus Christi Church, Lisdoonvarna. Note the railing, removed in most churches.
    Altar Corpus Christi Church, Lisdoonvarna. Note the railing, removed in most churches.
  • St. Augustine's Church, Kilshanny
    St. Augustine's Church, Kilshanny
  • Church of the Holy Rosary, Doolin
    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
    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
    Church of our Lady of Lourdes, Toovaghera
  • Kilmoon Church (left, in ruin) and graveyard
    Kilmoon Church (left, in ruin) and graveyard
  • The ruin of Killiagh Church in Doolin
    The ruin of Killiagh Church in Doolin
  • The north wall of the ruin of the Abbey near Kilshanny
    The north wall of the ruin of the Abbey near Kilshanny
  • The east wall (inside) of Kilshanny Abbey
    The east wall (inside) of Kilshanny Abbey

References
  1. O'Dowd, Peadar (2010). The Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora. An Illustrated History. Booklink. ISBN 978-1-906886-33-2. p. 203, 204
  2. "Lisdoonvarna & Kilshanny". Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh & Kilfenora.
  3. O'Dowd, Peadar (2010). The Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora. An Illustrated History. Booklink. ISBN 978-1-906886-33-2. p. 203
  4. O'Dowd, Peadar (2010). The Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora. An Illustrated History. Booklink. ISBN 978-1-906886-33-2. p. 203, 205
  5. O'Dowd, Peadar (2010). The Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora. An Illustrated History. Booklink. ISBN 978-1-906886-33-2. p. 204, 206
  6. 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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