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Year Parish Priest Curate(s)
1704 - 1720 John Rahilly  
? - ? Timothy Hayes  
? - 1775 Matthew O’Hea  
c.1764 - 1787 Paul Slattery  
? - 1789 John Glesson  
? – 1798 Edmund O’Donnell  
1798 – 1836 John Sheehy  
1837 John Sheehy John Bourke
    Garret O’Sullivan
1838 John Sheehy John Bourke
    Daniel Kennedy
1839 John Sheehy John Bourke
    Daniel Kennedy
1840 John Sheehy John Bourke
    Daniel Kennedy
1841 John Sheehy John Bourke
    Daniel Kennedy
1842 John Sheehy John Bourke
    Daniel Kennedy
1843 John Sheehy John Bourke
    Daniel Kennedy
1844 John Sheehy John Bourke
    Daniel Kennedy
1845 James O’Moore Patrick Ryan
    Eugene Birmingham
1846 James O’Moore Patrick Ryan
    Eugene Birmingham
1847 James O’Moore Patrick Ryan
    James O’Shea
1848 James O’Moore Patrick Ryan
    James O’Donnell
1849 Maurice Fitzgibbon Patrick Ryan
    Garret O’Sullivan
1850 Maurice Fitzgibbon Garret O’Sullivan
1851 Maurice Fitzgibbon Garret O’Sullivan
1852 Maurice Fitzgibbon James Lee
    J. McCarthy
1853 Maurice Fitzgibbon James Lee
1854 Maurice Fitzgibbon Patrick Lee
1855 Maurice Fitzgibbon Patrick Lee
1856 Maurice Fitzgibbon Patrick Lee
1857 Maurice Fitzgibbon Patrick Lee
1858 Maurice Fitzgibbon Patrick Lee
    M. Fitzgerald
1859 Richard B. O’Brien D.D. Patrick Lee
    M. Fitzgerald
1860 Richard B. O’Brien D.D. Patrick Lee
    Michael Ryan
1861 Richard B. O’Brien D.D. Patrick Lee
    Michael Ryan
1862 John Halpin M. Fitzgerald
1863 John Halpin M. Fitzgerald
1864 John Halpin M. Fitzgerald
1865 John Halpin M. Fitzgerald
1866 John Halpin E. O’Donohoe
1867 John Halpin E. O’Donohoe
1868 John Halpin E. O'Donohoe
1869 John Halpin E. O’Donohoe
1870 John Halpin Denis McCarthy
1871 John Halpin Denis McCarthy
1872 John Halpin C. P. Kenny
1873 John Halpin C. P. Kenny
1874 John Halpin James Glesson
1875 John Halpin James Glesson
1876 John Halpin Michael Canty
1877 John Halpin Michael Canty
1878 Patrick Lee Michael Canty
1879 Patrick Lee Michael Canty
1880 Patrick Lee Michael Canty
1881 Patrick Lee Michael Canty
1882 Patrick Lee Michael Canty
1883 Patrick Lee Michael Canty
1884 Patrick Lee Michael Canty
1885 Patrick Lee Michael Canty
1886 Patrick Lee Patrick Lee
1887 Patrick Lee Patrick Lee
1888 Patrick Lee Patrick Lee
1889 Patrick Lee Patrick Lee
1890 Patrick Lee Patrick Lee
1891 Patrick Lee Patrick Lee
    Jeremiah O’Gorman
1892 Patrick Lee Patrick Lee
    Jeremiah O’Gorman
1893 John Carrick Patrick Lee
1894 John Carrick Patrick Lee
1895 John Carrick Patrick Lee
1896 John Carrick Patrick Lee
1897 John Carrick Patrick Lee
1898 John Carrick Patrick Lee
1899 John Carrick Patrick Lee
1900 John Carrick Patrick Lee
1901 John Carrick Patrick Lee
1902 John Carrick Patrick Lee
1903 John Carrick Patrick Lee
1904 John Carrick Patrick Lee
1905 John Carrick Patrick Lee
1906 John Carrick Patrick Lee
1907 John Carrick Patrick Lee
1908 John Carrick C. Mangan
1909 John Carrick C. Mangan
1910 John Carrick C. Mangan
1911 John Carrick C. Mangan
    James Molony
1912 John Carrick C. Mangan
    James Molony
1913 Canon John Carrick C. Mangan
    James Molony
1914 Canon John Carrick C. Mangan
    James Molony
1915 Canon John Carrick C. Mangan
    James Molony
1916 John Lee C. Mangan
1917 John Lee C. Mangan
1918 John Lee C. Mangan
1919 John Lee C. Mangan
1920 John Lee C. Mangan
1921 John Lee Patrick V. Higgins
1922 John Lee Patrick V. Higgins
1923 John Lee Patrick V. Higgins
1924 John Lee Patrick V. Higgins
1925 Canon John Lee D. Riordan
1926 Canon John Lee D. Riordan
1927 James Carroll D. Riordan
1928 James Carroll D. Riordan
1929 James Carroll D. Riordan
1930 James Carroll Patrick Lynch
1931 James Carroll Patrick Lynch
1932 James Carroll Patrick Lynch
1933 James Carroll Patrick Lynch
1934 James Carroll Patrick Lynch
1935 John Carr Patrick Lynch
1936 John Carr Patrick Lynch
1937 John Carr Thomas Cussen
1938 John Carr Thomas Cussen
1939 John Carr Thomas Cussen
1940 John Carr Thomas Cussen
1941 John Carr Thomas Cussen
1942 John Carr Michael Tynan
1943 John Carr Michael Tynan
1944 John Carr David Crowley
1945 John Carr David Crowley
1946 John Dolan David Crowley
1947 John Dolan Joseph Shinnors
1948 John Dolan Joseph Shinnors
1949 John Dolan Thomas O’Donnell
1950 John Dolan Thomas O’Donnell
1951 John Dolan Thomas O’Donnell
1952 John Dolan Thomas O’Donnell
1953 John Dolan Patrick Fitzgerald
1954 John Dolan Patrick Fitzgerald
1955 John Dolan Patrick Fitzgerald
1956 William O’Grady Patrick Howard
1957 William O’Grady Patrick Howard
1958 William O’Grady Patrick Howard
1959 William O’Grady Patrick Howard
1960 William O’Grady Joseph Moran
1961 William O’Grady Joseph Moran
1962 William O’Grady Joseph Moran
1963 William O’Grady Joseph Moran
1964 William O’Grady Joseph Moran
1965 Michael McCarthy Joseph Moran
1966 Michael McCarthy Eamonn Dillane
1967 Michael McCarthy Eamonn Dillane
1968 Michael McCarthy Eamonn Dillane
1969 Michael McCarthy Eamonn Dillane
1970 Michael McCarthy Eamonn Dillane
1971 Michael McCarthy Eamonn Dillane
1972 Michael Doody Thomas Coughlan
1973 Michael Doody Thomas Coughlan
1974 Michael Doody Thomas Coughlan
1975 Michael Doody Thomas Coughlan
1976 Michael Doody Thomas Coughlan
1977 Michael Doody Thomas Coughlan
1978 Michael Doody Thomas Coughlan
1979 Michael Doody Thomas Coughlan
1980 Patrick O’Dea Thomas Coughlan
1981 Patrick O’Dea Thomas Coughlan
1982 Patrick O’Dea Thomas Coughlan
1983 Patrick O’Dea Thomas Coughlan
1984 Patrick O’Dea Patrick O’Sullivan
1985 Patrick O’Dea Patrick O’Sullivan
1986 Patrick O’Dea Patrick O’Sullivan
1987 Canon Patrick O’Dea Patrick O’Sullivan
1988 Canon Patrick O’Dea Patrick O'Sullivan
1989 Canon Patrick O’Dea Patrick O’Sullivan
1990 Canon Patrick O’Dea Patrick O’Sullivan
1991 John Condon Patrick O’Sullivan
1992 David Browne Patrick O’Sullivan
1993 David Browne Patrick O’Sullivan
1994 David Browne Patrick O’Sullivan
1995 David Browne William Doolan
1996 David Browne William Doolan
1997 David Browne William Doolan
1998 David Browne William Doolan
1999 Muiris O’Connor  
2000 Muiris O’Connor  
2001 Muiris O’Connor  
2002 Muiris O’Connor  
2003 Muiris O’Connor  
2004 Muiris O’Connor  
2005 Muiris O’Connor  
2006 Muiris O’Connor  
2007 Michael Hanley  


The list of Priests from 1704 to 1836 is compiled from information gained in Begley's History of the Diocese of Limerick Vol. III page 598. The remaining years are compiled from the Catholic Directories. Information contained in a directory of any given year refers to what happened the previous year, For example if a priest is recorded in the 1954 directory as being in a particular parish, this would mean that he was actually there in 1953.


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