Liscannor parish is a parish in County Clare, Ireland, and part of the Kilfenora Deanery of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora. It is bordering the Atlantic Ocean.[1]
Liscannor | |
|---|---|
Roman Catholic parish | |
  Liscannor Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°56′19″N 9°23′38″W / 52.93851°N 9.394000°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Clare |
| Government | |
| • Dáil Éireann | Clare |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Current (2021) parish priest is Denis Crosby.[2]
The parish is an amalgamation of the mediaeval parishes of Kilmacrehy and Killaspuglonnane.[3]
The main church of the parish is the Church of St. Bridget in Liscannor, built in 1858 on the site of an older church.[4] The second church of the parish is the Church of St. Flannan in Moymore. This church was built in 1877.[5]
References
edit- ^ O'Dowd, Peadar (2010). The Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora. An Illustrated History. Booklink. ISBN 978-1-906886-33-2. p. 199
- ^ Liscannor & Moymore - Clergy
- ^ O'Dowd, Peadar (2010). The Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora. An Illustrated History. Booklink. ISBN 978-1-906886-33-2. p. 200
- ^ O'Dowd, Peadar (2010). The Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora. An Illustrated History. Booklink. ISBN 978-1-906886-33-2. p. 200-201
- ^ O'Dowd, Peadar (2010). The Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora. An Illustrated History. Booklink. ISBN 978-1-906886-33-2. p. 202
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