Ballynacally-Lissycasey is a parish in County Clare, Ireland, and part of the Radharc na n-Oiléan grouping of parishes within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe.[1][2]
Ballynacally-Lissycasey | |
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Roman Catholic parish | |
  Ballynacally-Lissycasey Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°43′6.52″N 9°4′1.08″W / 52.7184778°N 9.0669667°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Clare |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
As of 2022[update], the co-parish priest is Brendan Kyne.[3]
The parish is an amalgamation of the mediaeval parishes of Kilchreest and Clondegad.[4]
The main church of the parish is the Our Lady of the Wayside in Lissycasey. This church is built in 1979 and resembles a dolmen. It replaced a church dedicated by bishop Michael Flannery in 1859, that was serving till 1977.[5]
The second church of the parish is the Church of Christ the King in Ballycorick. This church was built in 1860 on land donated by the landlord T.R. Henn[6]
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The former protestant church in Clondegad, built at the location of the mediaeval catholic church -
South wall of the church of the mediaeval parish of Kilchreest -
Church of Christ the King in Ballycorick -
Altar and stained windows -
Outside of Our Lady of the Wayside in Lissycasey, built to resemble a dolmen
References
edit- ^ "Widespread Changes In Line Up of Clergy In Killaloe Diocese". Clare.fm. 9 June 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Welcome to our parish website". www.ballynacally.com. Ballynacally / Lissycasey Parish. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ "Parish of Ballynacally - Lissycasey (Clondegad)". Killaloe Diocese. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ Ó Murchadha, Ciarán (2008). The Diocese of Killaloe: An Illustrated History. Booklink. p. 84. OCLC 931925735.
- ^ Ó Murchadha, Ciarán (2008). The Diocese of Killaloe: An Illustrated History. Booklink. p. 84. OCLC 931925735.
- ^ Ó Murchadha, Ciarán (2008). The Diocese of Killaloe: An Illustrated History. Booklink. p. 85. OCLC 931925735.
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