Kilrush (parish) - Misplaced Pages

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.

As of 2022, the co-parish priest is Pat Larkin.

Churches

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.

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.

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.