Ballynacally-Lissycasey (parish)
Ballynacally-Lissycasey | |
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Roman Catholic parish | |
  Ballynacally-Lissycasey Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°43′6.52″N 9°4′1.08″W / 52.7184778°N 9.0669667°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Clare |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
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]
The former protestant church in Clondegad, built at the location of the mediaeval catholic church
South wall of the church of the mediaeval parish of Kilchreest
Church of Christ the King in Ballycorick
Altar and stained windows
Outside of Our Lady of the Wayside in Lissycasey, built to resemble a dolmen
References
- ^ "Widespread Changes In Line Up of Clergy In Killaloe Diocese". Clare.fm. 9 June 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Welcome to our parish website". www.ballynacally.com. Ballynacally / Lissycasey Parish. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ "Parish of Ballynacally - Lissycasey (Clondegad)". Killaloe Diocese. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ Ó Murchadha, Ciarán (2008). The Diocese of Killaloe: An Illustrated History. Booklink. p. 84. OCLC 931925735.
- ^ Ó Murchadha, Ciarán (2008). The Diocese of Killaloe: An Illustrated History. Booklink. p. 84. OCLC 931925735.
- ^ Ó Murchadha, Ciarán (2008). The Diocese of Killaloe: An Illustrated History. Booklink. p. 85. OCLC 931925735.