Kilrush (parish) - Wikiwand

Parish in County Clare, Ireland

Catholic parish in Munster, Ireland

Kilrush
Catholic parish
Kilrush
Coordinates: 52°38′24″N 9°29′9.6″W / 52.64000°N 9.486000°W / 52.64000; -9.486000
Country	Ireland
Province	Munster
County	County Clare
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

Kilrush is a parish in County Clare, Ireland, and part of the Inis Cathaigh grouping of parishes within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe.^[1]

As of 2022, the co-parish priest is Pat Larkin.^[2]

There are two churches in the parish.

The main church is the Church of St. Senan in Toler Street in Kilrush. It was built in 1839-1840 and replaced an older slated chapel that was located in High Street. That chapel in turn replaced a thatched cabin used as chapel.^[3]

The second church of the parish is the Church of Little Senan in Monmore. This a chapel built in 1895-1896 in a rectangular shape.^[4]

gallery

Toler Street with church
Church of St. Senan - altar

References

↑ "Widespread Changes In Line Up of Clergy In Killaloe Diocese". Clare.fm. 9 June 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
↑ Kilrush
↑ Ó Murchadha, Ciarán (2008). The Diocese of Killaloe : An illustrated History. Booklink. p. 164.
↑ Ó Murchadha, Ciarán (2008). The Diocese of Killaloe : An illustrated History. Booklink. p. 165.