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Brief Parish History & Geographical Location
St Mary's parish is probably the oldest of the five original parishes of Limerick City. It was in existence before the Synod of Rathbrassill in 1111 AD. It was in this year that the then parochial Church of St Mary's was raised to the level of a Cathedral by the Bishop of Limerick, Gilbert. Nowadays, the parish contains King John's Island and includes a part of Corbally. It was divided in 1991 when Bishop Jeremiah Newman created the parish of St Nicholas' to accommodate the rising population in the area. The population of St Mary's parish is around 6,000.
With the coming of the Reformation, the Cathedral became the property of the Church of Ireland. Today, the Roman Catholic Cathedral is located in St John's Parish.
Within the parish bounds is King John's Castle, which was
built between 1200 and 1210. Today the castle is a popular tourist attraction.
In Medieval Limerick, there were five parishes in Limerick City; St John's, St Mary's, St Michael's, St Munchin's and St Patrick's.
In recent times, the boundaries of these parishes have been altered to form the following parishes:
St Mary's was divided into St Mary's and St Nicholas' (1991).
St Michael's was divided into St Michael's, Our Lady of Lourdes (1963), St
Joseph's (1973) and St Saviour's (1973).
St Munchin's was divided into St Munchin's, Our Lady of the Rosary (1964),
Christ the King (1970) and Corpus Christi (1976).
St Patrick's was divided into St Patrick's, Monaleen (1971), and Our Lady
Help of Christians (1981).
St John's parish has not been altered.
St Paul's was formerly part of the parish of Mungret/Crecora and was created
in 1971.
Our Lady Queen of Peace (1961) and Holy Family (1970) were formerly part of
the parish of Donaghmore/Knockea.
Chalices
In St Mary's church, there are a number of interesting chalices that date from the seventeenth century. The oldest chalice in the church dates from 1652 and is the Meade chalice. This chalice is associated with the Dominican Order in Kilmallock and the inscription is in Latin, which states that "Bro. Dominic Meade had this chalice made 3rd April 1652".
The Lacy chalice is dated as 1662 and the inscription states
that "Fr Thomas Lacy got this chalice made for Dr Edmond Lacy".
The third chalice worthy of a mention was stolen from the sacristy by two
drunken British soldiers and broken. Later it was found and repaired by Dr
Casey PP in 1873.
St Mary's Cathedral is dedicated to St Mary the Virgin. In 1111 at the Synod of Rathbrassil, it was decided that "St Mary's church" would become the cathedral church of the Diocese of Limerick. The present site of St Mary's Cathedral may not have been the original location of the church of St Mary. As Brian Hodkinson notes, tradition has it that Donal O'Brien, the King of Thomond, founded the present Cathedral on the site of his palace on King's Island in the latter half of the twelfth century.
From this information we can see that there was a Cathedral of St Mary before Donal came to the seat of Thomond. What may have occurred according to Hodkinson is that O'Brien gave a site for a new Cathedral while he was the King of Thomond. Donal's palace was itself built on the site of an earlier church. Before becoming the location of the palace of the kings of Thomond, this site was believed to be a civic center for the pagan Norse settlement in Limerick.
According to the original plan, the church was to be built in the shape of a Latin cross. The twelfth century cathedral was oblong in shape. It was believed that the nave, the Romanesque door facing the Courthouse and parts of the transepts were the oldest parts of the building. When Brian Hodkinson carried out excavations on the Cathedral, he discovered pottery and jewellery that dated from the latter half of the thirteenth century under the nave of the Cathedral. Hodkinson also discovered a large amount of medieval floor tile that were dated from around the end of the thirteenth century.
From the graves, which the west wall of the Cathedral cuts through, Hodkinson surmised that the Romanesque doorway came from the earlier building on the site and was incorporated later into the new structure.
Over the years the Cathedral has been renovated and extended. In the thirteenth century, the north and south transepts were added and there were a number of chapels built in the following two centuries in the north and south aisles. The addition of the chapels made the nave wider than the transepts but the transepts were later narrowed. Hodkinson discovered during his excavations that the transepts had been shortened by three metres.
Around 1207, Bishop Donat O'Brien enlarged the chancel of the Cathedral. The next record of renovation works that took place at the Cathedral is dated around the 1360s. However Hodkinson mentions that during the term of office of Bishop Eustace de l'Eau (1311-1336) the church was beautified and re-dedicated. During the years 1380 to 1410, Cornelius O'Dea and Thomas Arthur further enlarged the chancel.
The chapel of St James and St Mary Magdalene is the original south transept of the Cathedral. This chapel was built by Thomas Balbeyn around 1370 and was repaired by Richard Bultingfort in or about 1400. Near the chapel, there are monuments to the memory of Geoffrey Galwey and his father in law Richard Bultingfort, who was six times the Mayor of Limerick between 1357 and 1390. To the right of this monument is the Budstone Sedilia, which was erected by John Budstone in 1401. There is also a monument to Cornelius O'Dea who was the Bishop of Limerick from 1400 to 1426. A reredos has been erected on the east wall of this chapel in memory of Thomas Johnson Westropp who died in 1838.
In the original north transept is the chapel of the Holy Spirit, which dates from around 1360. Within the chapel, there is an inscription to Dean John Ffox, the treasurer of the Cathedral who died in 1519. Also in the north transept, there is an opening called the leper squint. Lepers were not allowed into churches in medieval times but could hear mass and receive Communion through this opening.
The Jebb chapel contains stained glass windows of St Catherine and St Nicholas'. The Arthur family erected this chapel in 1450.
Murrough O'Brien of Inchiquin was buried in O'Brien's chapel in 1674. The people of Limerick hated Murrough, as he was renowned for burning churches. It is believed that the morning after his funeral, Murrough's body was taken from its resting-place and thrown into the River Shannon by a crowd of people.
The Misericord seats in the choir of the Cathedral are from the fifteenth century and are unique to Ireland. They were carved from oak that grew in the woods of Cratloe and they number 23 in total.
The Cathedral tower is at the western end. It stands 120 feet high and was added in the fifteenth century. The belfry also dates from the fifteenth century and contains eight bells, six of which were presented to the Cathedral in 1673 by William Yorke, three times Mayor of Limerick.
With the coming of the Reformation, the Cathedral became the property of the Church of Ireland. After the victory of the Catholic Confederates at Benburb in 1646, a Te Deum was sung in the presence of Archbishop Rinuccini in the Cathedral as Roman Catholics had taken control of it.
The graveyard that surrounds the Cathedral is multidenominational as Roman Catholics families who had plots in the grounds of the Cathedral were permitted to continue using them. From Hodkinson's excavations on the Cathedral he discovered that the burials that took place in the Cathedral fell into two periods, early medieval and post-Reformation. The early medieval period refers to the years pre-dating the nave and he found no evidence of burials from the late medieval period even though there are references to several burials in the sources that Hodkinson consulted.
St Mary's Cathedral was featured on a postal stamp in 1968 to commemorate its 800th anniversary. The interior of the Cathedral is presently undergoing a large Restoration Programme, which began in 1996. Work on the exterior of the Cathedral was completed in 1993. During this restoration work the pre-Reformation high altar was returned to its original place in the chancel. Cromwellian soldiers had used horses to remove the altar during their siege of the city in 1651.
We would like to thank Bishop Michael Mayes for granting us
permission to use information from the leaflet "St Mary's Cathedral 1168",
which gives a more comprehensive history of the features and history of St
Mary's Cathedral.
St Mary's church was built between 1930/32 and replaced the church of 1749, which was demolished. The church is dedicated to Our Lady of the Assumption. All that remains of the 1749 church is the holy water font and a plaque at the rear of the church. The architects of the church were Ashling & Coleman of Dublin. Emigrants of the parish, traders in Limerick and the people of the parish raised the finance for the church.
The church is built in Hiberno-Romanesque style with the dome of the bell tower in the Byzantine style. It was built using limestone from Redgate, Co. Clare. On the outside of the church to the left, there is a statue of Mary set in the stonework of the church. The foundation stone was laid by Bishop Keane in May 1930 during the tenure of Fr Michael Hannan as parish priest.
Inside the main church entrance, there are two statues. The statue on the right is of the Virgin Mary and is believed to be over 200 years old. The statue on the left is of the Sacred Heart. There is a statue in the left aisle of the church to St Therese the Little Flower. Mrs. Dinneen donated this statue.
At the top of the left aisle, there is an altar to St Joseph, which is to the memory of Rev. Laurence O'Keeffe, a curate in St Mary's from 1870 until his death in 1881. The parishioners erected this altar. Within the altar is the baptismal font.
Also on the left of the church, there is a Jubilee 2000 painting. James O'Halloran donated the Stations of the Cross. Charles Harty donated the statue of the Pieta in memory of his wife. The women of the Holy Family Confraternity donated the altar rails.
The altar to the right of the high altar is to the Blessed Virgin. Near this altar there is a plaque commemorating the Diamond Jubilee of Fr Patrick Lee PP on June 20 1980. Fr Lee was appointed parish priest of St Mary's in 1944.
There are three stained glass windows at the back of the altar, which show (from left to right) the Visitation, the Assumption and the Annunciation. The stained glass windows were donated by Maire Moore, John & Maire Shanahan and Paul Bernard respectively.
The tabernacle is made from gold that was melted down. This gold originally belonged to parishioners in the form of rings and other objects. The doors of the tabernacle depict the four evangelists. There is a Venetian mosaic depicting six angels behind the high altar. The six angels are unnamed and under each mosaic of an angel, there is a verse from the hymn "Te Deum".
In the 18th century, Limerick was a major port and trading center. A Limerick merchant was unable to pay his supplier in Rotterdam due to a storm at sea. The firm sent a representative from Rotterdam to see why their money was delayed. When the visitor got to Limerick, he received his money and was so happy that he gave the Roman Catholic church a valuable monstrance in thanks.
The inscription on the monstrance states that it is from James Archdeacon, Rotterdam, and Holland to the Roman Catholics of St Mary's Parish. The inscription is in Latin and dates from 1751. The monstrance is made of silver, gilt in gold and surmounted by a cross and crown over a symbol of the world (see chalices section).
The parish records of St Mary's date from January 1745 when Fr James White who was a curate in the parish from 1738 until his death in 1768 began to write the details of the marriages and baptisms in Latin. The records are the second oldest continuous set of details in Ireland. These details were interspersed with historical details from the time. Fr White also drew a detailed map of Limerick and wrote a history of the Diocese of Limerick in 1764, which was the basis of the histories of the Diocese of Limerick by Ferrar, Lenihan and Begley.
The Bells of St Mary's were a gift from John Budston in 1401. According to legend, they were made by an Italian. However, on completion, the bells were stolen and the maker searched the world for them. While travelling up the Shannon, he heard the chimes of the bells of St Mary's and he knew they were his bells. He was so full of joy that he died on the spot.
In the parish there was also a number of places of worship down through centuries. Before the present day church, building commenced on a church in 1748 in Little Island and the first mass was said there on Christmas morning 1749. This was the first church built in Munster after the relaxation of the penal laws. The land for the church was acquired from Alderman Ingram and was situated just outside the city walls. At that time in the eighteenth century, it was the largest Catholic Church in Munster. It was dedicated to Our Lady the Virgin.
Before this, the parish church was near the present St Munchin's church in Thomondgate. It would be more correct to describe this church as a mass house and it was shared by the parishes of St Mary and St Munchin. This church served the needs of the people of the city during the early years of the penal laws. A new church was constructed during 1748. Mass was also said in King John's Castle, which was within the parish boundaries from 1665 but this ended with the overthrow of King James by William, Prince of Orange in 1688.
According to Westropp, Monaster na Callow Duffe was also in the parish of St Mary's. The monastery was also known as the Black Abbey but it is more commonly known as the friary of the Dominican order.
For a number of years, there was no seating in the church due to a Mr John Stritch. According to Denis O'Shaughnessy's book A Spot So Far - Tales from St Mary's, Stritch was unhappy with his pew's position and built one for himself near the altar rails. The position of the church pews was arranged in proportion to each family's subscription. Stritch's pew was removed and when he found out, he was so angry, he broke all the new pews in the church with a sledgehammer.
Buried in the grounds of the church are:
Laurence O'Keeffe
Curate 1870-1881
Died November 12 1881, aged 37
Charles Hanrahan
Parish Priest 1813-1840
Died February 29 1840, aged 56
Michael Fitzgerald
Parish Priest 1870-1871
Died May 31 1871, aged 42
Daniel Fitzgerald
Parish Priest 1878-1894
Died November 10 1894, aged 62
| Year | Parish Priest | Curate(s) |
| 1632 - ? | James Galwey | |
| ? - 1704 | Matthew Molony | |
| 1704 - 1724 | William Ryan | |
| 1724 - 1736 | Dean Richard Hennessy | |
| 1736 - 1745 | Archdeacon Peter Creagh | |
| 1745 - 1790 | Dean John Creagh | |
| 1790 - 1792 | Dr. John Young | |
| 1792 - 1796 | Silvester Gorman | |
| 1796 - 1807 | Tim/Thady Flyn | |
| 1807 - 1813 | Gerard Herbert | |
| 1813 – 1836 | Dean Charles Hanrahan | |
| 1837 | Charles Hanrahan | John Braham |
| H. Fitzgibbon | ||
| John Nolan | ||
| 1838 | Charles Hanrahan | H. Fitzgibbon |
| John Nolan | ||
| John Nash | ||
| 1839 | Charles Hanrahan | H. Fitzgibbon |
| John Nolan | ||
| John Nash | ||
| 1840 | Charles Hanrahan | H. Fitzgibbon |
| John Nolan | ||
| John Nash | ||
| 1841 | John Braham | John Nolan |
| John Nash | ||
| Michael Egan | ||
| 1842 | John Braham | John Nolan |
| Michael Egan | ||
| 1843 | John Braham | John Nolan |
| Michael Egan | ||
| 1844 | John Braham | John Nolan |
| Michael Egan | ||
| 1845 | John Braham | Michael Egan |
| Richard Mackey | ||
| 1846 | John Braham | Michael Egan |
| Richard Mackey | ||
| 1847 | John Braham | Michael Egan |
| Joseph Darrack | ||
| 1848 | John Braham | Michael Egan |
| Michael O’Brien | ||
| 1849 | John Braham | Patrick Kenyon |
| Richard B. O’Brien D.D. | ||
| 1850 | John Braham | Patrick Kenyon |
| Richard B. O’Brien D.D. | ||
| 1851 | John Braham | Marcus Cleary |
| Richard B. O’Brien D.D. | ||
| 1852 | John Braham | Marcus Cleary |
| Richard B. O’Brien D.D. | ||
| 1853 | John Braham | Marcus Cleary |
| Richard B. O’Brien D.D. | ||
| 1854 | John Braham | Marcus Cleary |
| Michael Ryan | ||
| Michael Fitzgerald | ||
| 1855 | John Braham | Michael Ryan |
| Michael Fitzgerald | ||
| 1856 | John Braham | Michael Ryan |
| Michael Fitzgerald | ||
| 1857 | John Braham | Michael Ryan |
| Michael Fitzgerald | ||
| 1858 | Dean G. Bulter | Michael Ryan |
| Michael Fitzgerald | ||
| 1859 | Dean G. Bulter | Michael Ryan |
| Michael Fitzgerald | ||
| 1860 | Dean G. Bulter | Tim Shanahan |
| Michael Fitzgerald | ||
| 1861 | Dean G. Bulter | Tim Shanahan |
| Michael Fitzgerald | ||
| 1862 | Dean G. Bulter | Tim Shanahan |
| D. Fitzgerald | ||
| Maurice Leahy | ||
| 1863 | Tim Shanahan (Adm.) | |
| Maurice Leahy | ||
| D. Fitzgerald | ||
| 1864 | D. Fitzgerald (Adm.) | |
| Maurice Leahy | ||
| C. Conway | ||
| 1865 | D. Fitzgerald (Adm.) | |
| Maurice Leahy | ||
| C. Conway | ||
| 1866 | Richard Scott | D. Fitzgerald |
| Maurice Leahy | ||
| 1867 | Richard Scott | D. Fitzgerald |
| Maurice Leahy | ||
| 1868 | Richard Scott | D. Fitzgerald |
| Maurice Leahy | ||
| 1869 | Richard Scott | D. Fitzgerald |
| Maurice Leahy | ||
| 1870 | Richard Scott | D. Fitzgerald |
| Maurice Leahy | ||
| 1871 | Michael Fitzgerald | Laurence O’Keeffe |
| Thomas Nolan | ||
| 1872 | Michael Casey | Laurence O’Keeffe |
| Thomas Nolan | ||
| 1873 | Michael Casey | Laurence O’Keeffe |
| Thomas Nolan | ||
| 1874 | Michael Casey | Laurence O’Keeffe |
| Thomas Nolan | ||
| 1875 | Michael Casey | Laurence O’Keeffe |
| Thomas Nolan | ||
| 1876 | Michael Casey | Laurence O’Keeffe |
| Thomas Nolan | ||
| 1877 | Michael Casey | Laurence O’Keeffe |
| Thomas Nolan | ||
| 1878 | Michael Casey | Laurence O’Keeffe |
| Thomas Nolan | ||
| 1879 | Daniel Fitzgerald | Laurence O’Keeffe |
| Thomas Nolan | ||
| 1880 | Daniel Fitzgerald | Laurence O’Keeffe |
| Jeremiah O’Grady | ||
| 1881 | Daniel Fitzgerald | Laurence O’Keeffe |
| Jeremiah O’Grady | ||
| 1882 | Daniel Fitzgerald | Jeremiah O'Grady |
| John Martel | ||
| 1883 | Daniel Fitzgerald | Jeremiah O’Grady |
| John Martel | ||
| 1884 | Daniel Fitzgerald | Jeremiah O’Grady |
| John Martel | ||
| 1885 | Daniel Fitzgerald | Jeremiah O’Grady |
| John Martel | ||
| 1886 | Daniel Fitzgerald | Jeremiah O’Grady |
| John Martel | ||
| 1887 | Daniel Fitzgerald | Jeremiah O’Grady |
| John Martel | ||
| 1888 | Daniel Fitzgerald | James Cregan |
| John Martel | ||
| 1889 | Daniel Fitzgerald | James Cregan |
| John Martel | ||
| 1890 | Daniel Fitzgerald | James Cregan |
| John Martel | ||
| 1891 | Daniel Fitzgerald | John Martel |
| George Clarson | ||
| 1892 | Daniel Fitzgerald | William Mulcahy |
| Michael Murphy | ||
| 1893 | Daniel Fitzgerald | William Mulcahy |
| Michael Murphy | ||
| 1894 | Daniel Fitzgerald | John Lee |
| John O’Connor | ||
| 1895 | Daniel Fitzgerald | John Lee |
| John O’Connor | ||
| 1896 | John Lee | |
| John O’Connor | ||
| 1897 | Denis Hallinhan D.D. | John O’Connor |
| Gerald O’Connor | ||
| 1898 | Denis Hallinhan D.D. | Gerald O’Connor |
| John Fitzgerald | ||
| 1899 | Denis Shanahan | Gerald O’Connor |
| John Fitzgerald | ||
| 1900 | Denis Shanahan | Gerald O’Connor |
| John Fitzgerald | ||
| 1901 | Denis Shanahan | Patrick Ryan |
| Michael Hayes | ||
| 1902 | Denis Shanahan | Patrick Ryan |
| Michael Hayes | ||
| 1903 | Denis Shanahan | Patrick Ryan |
| John Rea | ||
| 1904 | Denis Shanahan | Patrick Ryan |
| John Rea | ||
| 1905 | Denis Shanahan | John Wallace |
| John Rea | ||
| 1906 | Denis Shanahan | John Wallace |
| John Rea | ||
| 1907 | Denis Shanahan | John Wallace |
| John Rea | ||
| 1908 | Denis Shanahan | John Wallace |
| John Rea | ||
| 1909 | Denis Shanahan | John Wallace |
| John Rea | ||
| 1910 | Denis Shanahan | John Rea |
| J. O’Gorman | ||
| 1911 | Denis Shanahan | John Rea |
| J. O’Gorman | ||
| 1912 | Denis Shanahan | John Rea |
| J. O’Gorman | ||
| 1913 | Denis Shanahan | John Rea |
| J. O’Gorman | ||
| 1914 | Denis Shanahan | John Rea |
| J. O’Gorman | ||
| 1915 | Denis Shanahan | J. O’Gorman |
| D. J. Fitzpatrick | ||
| 1916 | Denis Shanahan | J. O’Gorman |
| Patrick Carroll | ||
| 1917 | Denis Shanahan | J. O’Gorman |
| Patrick Carroll | ||
| 1918 | Jeremiah O’Connor | J. O’Gorman |
| Patrick Carroll | ||
| 1919 | Jeremiah O’Connor | J. O’Gorman |
| Patrick Carroll | ||
| 1920 | Jeremiah O’Connor | J. O’Gorman |
| Patrick Carroll | ||
| 1921 | Jeremiah O’Connor | William O’Sullivan |
| Patrick Carroll | ||
| 1922 | Jeremiah O’Connor | William O’Sullivan |
| Patrick Carroll | ||
| 1923 | Jeremiah O’Connor | William O’Sullivan |
| Patrick Carroll | ||
| 1924 | Jeremiah O’Connor | William O’Sullivan |
| Patrick Carroll | ||
| 1925 | Jeremiah O’Connor | Patrick Carroll |
| H. O’Connor | ||
| 1926 | Jeremiah O’Connor | Patrick Carroll |
| H. O’Connor | ||
| 1927 | Jeremiah O’Connor | H. O’Connor |
| John Moloney | ||
| 1928 | Michael Hannan | H. O’Connor |
| J. O’Regan | ||
| 1929 | Michael Hannan | H. O’Connor |
| J. O’Regan | ||
| 1930 | Michael Hannan | H. O’Connor |
| J. O’Regan | ||
| 1931 | Michael Hannan | H. O’Connor |
| J. O’Regan | ||
| 1932 | Michael Hannan | H. O’Connor |
| J. O’Regan | ||
| 1933 | Michael Hannan | H. O’Connor |
| Thomas Costello | ||
| 1934 | Canon Michael Hannan | Thomas Costello |
| Ed. McCarthy | ||
| 1935 | Canon Michael Hannan | Thomas Costello |
| Ed. McCarthy | ||
| 1936 | Canon Michael Hannan | Thomas Costello |
| Ed. McCarthy | ||
| 1937 | Canon Michael Hannan | Thomas Costello |
| Ed. McCarthy | ||
| 1938 | Canon Michael Hannan | Daniel Costello |
| Ed. McCarthy | ||
| 1939 | William P. Harty | Daniel Costello |
| John O’Kennedy | ||
| 1940 | William P. Harty | Daniel Costello |
| John O’Kennedy | ||
| 1941 | William P. Harty | Daniel Costello |
| John O’Kennedy | ||
| 1942 | William P. Harty | Daniel Costello |
| John O’Kennedy | ||
| 1943 | William P. Harty | Daniel Costello |
| John O’Kennedy | ||
| 1944 | William P. Harty | Daniel Costello |
| John O’Kennedy | ||
| 1945 | Patrick J. Lee | Daniel Costello |
| John O’Kennedy | ||
| 1946 | Patrick J. Lee | Daniel Costello |
| John O’Kennedy | ||
| 1947 | Patrick J. Lee | Daniel Costello |
| John O’Kennedy | ||
| 1948 | Patrick J. Lee | Daniel Costello |
| John O’Kennedy | ||
| 1949 | Patrick J. Lee | Gerard Wall |
| John O’Kennedy | ||
| 1950 | Patrick J. Lee | Gerard Wall |
| John O’Kennedy | ||
| 1951 | Canon Patrick J. Lee | Gerard Wall |
| John O’Kennedy | ||
| 1952 | Canon Patrick J. Lee | Gerard Wall |
| John O’Kennedy | ||
| 1953 | Canon Patrick J. Lee | Gerard Wall |
| John O’Kennedy | ||
| 1954 | Canon Patrick J. Lee | Gerard Wall |
| John O’Kennedy | ||
| 1955 | Canon Patrick J. Lee | John O’Kennedy |
| David Houlihan | ||
| 1956 | Canon Patrick J. Lee | John O’Kennedy |
| David Houlihan | ||
| 1957 | Canon Patrick J. Lee | John O’Kennedy |
| Michael O’Connor | ||
| 1958 | Canon Patrick J. Lee | John O’Kennedy |
| Michael O’Connor | ||
| 1959 | Canon Patrick J. Lee | John O’Kennedy |
| Michael O’Connor | ||
| 1960 | Canon Patrick J. Lee | John O’Kennedy |
| Michael O’Connor | ||
| 1961 | Canon Patrick J. Lee | John O’Kennedy |
| Michael O’Connor | ||
| 1962 | Canon Patrick J. Lee | John O’Kennedy |
| Joseph O’Beirne | ||
| 1963 | Canon Patrick J. Lee | Joseph O’Beirne |
| Joseph Shinnors | ||
| 1964 | Canon Patrick J. Lee | Joseph O’Beirne |
| Joseph Shinnors | ||
| 1965 | Mgr. Canon Patrick J. Lee | Joseph O’Beirne |
| Joseph Shinnors | ||
| 1966 | Mgr. Canon Patrick J. Lee | Joseph O’Beirne |
| Joseph Shinnors | ||
| 1967 | Mgr. Canon Patrick J. Lee | Joseph O’Beirne |
| Joseph Shinnors | ||
| 1968 | Mgr. Canon Patrick J. Lee | Joseph O’Beirne |
| Joseph Shinnors | ||
| 1969 | Mgr. Canon Patrick J. Lee | Joseph O’Beirne |
| Joseph Shinnors | ||
| 1970 | Mgr. Canon Patrick J. Lee | Joseph O’Beirne |
| Maurice Walsh | ||
| 1971 | Mgr. Canon Patrick J. Lee | Joseph O’Beirne |
| Maurice Walsh | ||
| 1972 | Mgr. Canon Patrick J. Lee | Maurice Walsh |
| John Condon | ||
| 1973 | Mgr. Canon Patrick J. Lee | Maurice Walsh |
| John Condon | ||
| Thomas Crawford | ||
| 1974 | Mgr. Canon Patrick J. Lee | Maurice Walsh |
| John Condon | ||
| Thomas Crawford | ||
| 1975 | Mgr. Canon Patrick J. Lee | Maurice Walsh |
| John Condon | ||
| Thomas Crawford | ||
| 1976 | Mgr. Canon Patrick J. Lee | Maurice Walsh |
| John Condon | ||
| Thomas Crawford | ||
| 1977 | Mgr. Canon Patrick J. Lee | John Condon |
| Thomas Crawford | ||
| Anthony O’Keeffe | ||
| 1978 | Mgr. Canon Patrick J. Lee | John Condon |
| Anthony O’Keeffe | ||
| Charles Napier | ||
| 1979 | Mgr. Canon Patrick J. Lee | John Condon |
| Anthony O’Keeffe | ||
| Thomas Grealy | ||
| 1980 | Mgr. Canon Patrick J. Lee | John Condon |
| Anthony O’Keeffe | ||
| Thomas Grealy | ||
| Albert Fitzgerald | ||
| 1981 | John Condon | Anthony O’Keeffe |
| Thomas Grealy | ||
| 1982 | John Condon | Anthony O’Keeffe |
| Thomas Grealy | ||
| Muiris O’Connor | ||
| 1983 | John Condon | Anthony O’Keeffe |
| Thomas Grealy | ||
| Muiris O’Connor | ||
| Denis Daly | ||
| 1984 | John Condon | Anthony O’Keeffe |
| Thomas Grealy | ||
| Muiris O’Connor | ||
| 1985 | John Condon | Thomas Grealy |
| Muiris O’Connor | ||
| Anthony Mullins | ||
| 1986 | Canon Brendan Connellan | Thomas Grealy |
| Anthony Mullins | ||
| James J. Keane | ||
| 1987 | Canon Brendan Connellan | Anthony Mullins |
| James J. Keane | ||
| Maurice Kerin | ||
| 1988 | Canon Brendan Connellan | James J. Keane |
| Thomas Grealy | ||
| Anthony Kelleher | ||
| 1989 | Canon Brendan Connellan | Thomas Grealy |
| James J. Keane | ||
| Anthony Kelleher | ||
| 1990 | Canon Brendan Connellan | Thomas Grealy |
| James J. Keane | ||
| Anthony Kelleher | ||
| 1991 | Canon Brendan Connellan | Thomas Grealy |
| James J. Keane | ||
| Dan Shelly | ||
| 1992 | Canon Brendan Connellan | Thomas Grealy |
| Dan Shelly | ||
| 1993 | Canon Brendan Connellan | Thomas Grealy |
| 1994 | Canon Brendan Connellan | Thomas Grealy |
| Thomas Mangan | ||
| 1995 | Canon Brendan Connellan | Thomas Grealy |
| Thomas Mangan | ||
| 1996 | Canon Brendan Connellan | Thomas Grealy |
| Thomas Mangan | ||
| 1997 | Canon Brendan Connellan | Thomas Grealy |
| Thomas Mangan | ||
| 1998 | Canon Brendan Connellan | Thomas Grealy |
| Thomas Mangan | ||
| 1999 | Canon Brendan Connellan | Thomas Grealy |
| Thomas Mangan | ||
| 2000 | Canon Brendan Connellan | Thomas Grealy |
| Thomas Mangan | ||
| 2001 | Canon Brendan Connellan | Thomas Mangan |
| 2002 | Canon Brendan Connellan | |
| 2003 | Donough O'Malley | Eamonn Fitzgibbon (w/e asst.) |
| Canon Brendan Connellan A.P. | ||
| 2004 | Donough O'Malley | Eamonn Fitzgibbon (w/e asst.) |
| Canon Brendan Connellan A.P. | ||
| 2005 | Donough O'Malley | Eamonn Fitzgibbon (w/e asst.) |
| Canon Brendan Connellan A.P. | ||
| 2006 | Donough O'Malley | Eamonn Fitzgibbon (w/e asst.) |
| Canon Brendan Connellan A.P. | ||
| 2007 | Donough O'Malley | The Priests of St Munchin's College (w/e asst.) |
| Canon Brendan Connellan A.P. |
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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