Ballynacally-Lissycasey (parish)

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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]

As of 2022, 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]

References

  1. 1."Widespread Changes In Line Up of Clergy In Killaloe Diocese". Clare.fm. 9 June 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  2. 2."Welcome to our parish website". www.ballynacally.com. Ballynacally / Lissycasey Parish. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  3. 3."Parish of Ballynacally - Lissycasey (Clondegad)". Killaloe Diocese. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  4. 4.Ó Murchadha, Ciarán (2008). The Diocese of Killaloe: An Illustrated History. Booklink. p. 84. OCLC 931925735.
  5. 5.Ó Murchadha, Ciarán (2008). The Diocese of Killaloe: An Illustrated History. Booklink. p. 84. OCLC 931925735.
  6. 6.Ó Murchadha, Ciarán (2008). The Diocese of Killaloe: An Illustrated History. Booklink. p. 85. OCLC 931925735.