Dromcollogher-Broadford
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Dromcollogher-Broadford
Drom Collachair-Béal an Átha | |
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Parish | |
 St Bartholomew's in Dromcollogher, together with Our Lady of the Snows in Broadford, is one of two Catholic churches within the parish | |
  Dromcollogher-Broadford Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°20′42″N 8°58′26″W / 52.3451°N 8.9740°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| County | County Limerick |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish Grid Reference | R350220 |
Dromcolliher-Broadford is an ecclesiastical parish in County Limerick, near the border with north County Cork, in Ireland. The Catholic parish, which is within the Diocese of Limerick,[1] spans the villages of Dromcolliher and Broadford. The local Gaelic Athletic Association club, Dromcollogher/Broadford GAA, draws its players from the area.
Churches within Dromcolliher-Broadford parish include St Bartholomew's church in Dromcollogher (built in 1824)[2] and Our Lady of the Snows church in Broadford (built in 1844).[3][4] An earlier medieval church, now in ruins, was known as Killaliathan Church (or Killagholehane Church).[5]