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 is located in Ireland
Liscannor
Liscannor
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°56′19″N 9°23′38″W / 52.93851°N 9.394000°W / 52.93851; -9.394000
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyCounty Clare
Government
 • Dáil ÉireannClare
Time zoneUTC+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

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  1. ^ O'Dowd, Peadar (2010). The Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora. An Illustrated History. Booklink. ISBN 978-1-906886-33-2. p. 199
  2. ^ Liscannor & Moymore - Clergy
  3. ^ O'Dowd, Peadar (2010). The Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora. An Illustrated History. Booklink. ISBN 978-1-906886-33-2. p. 200
  4. ^ O'Dowd, Peadar (2010). The Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora. An Illustrated History. Booklink. ISBN 978-1-906886-33-2. p. 200-201
  5. ^ O'Dowd, Peadar (2010). The Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora. An Illustrated History. Booklink. ISBN 978-1-906886-33-2. p. 202