Cooraclare (parish)

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Cooraclare
Kilmacduane
Roman Catholic parish
St. Senan's Church Cooraclare
St. Senan's Church Cooraclare
Cooraclare is located in Ireland
Cooraclare
Cooraclare
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°42′14″N 9°25′06″W / 52.703889°N 9.418333°W / 52.703889; -9.418333Coordinates: 52°42′14″N 9°25′06″W / 52.703889°N 9.418333°W / 52.703889; -9.418333
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyCounty Clare
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

Cooraclare, also known as Kilmacduane, is a parish in County Clare and part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe.[1]

Current (2021) co-parish priest is Anthony Casey.[2]

The main church of the parish is the St. Senan's Church in Cooraclare, completed in 1836. This is a cruciform church. It was built in the time that the parish was still united with . Stones from the mediaeval church in Kilmacduane were used for this building.[3]

The second church of the parish is the St. Mary's Church at Cree. This church was built in 1828 and predates the main church by several years.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Ó Murchadha, Ciarán (2008). The Diocese of Killaloe : An illustrated History. Booklink. p. 118.
  2. ^ Parish of Cooraclare (Kilmacduane) - Clergy
  3. ^ Ó Murchadha, Ciarán (2008). The Diocese of Killaloe : An illustrated History. Booklink. p. 111.
  4. ^ Ó Murchadha, Ciarán (2008). The Diocese of Killaloe : An illustrated History. Booklink. p. 112.
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