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Brief Parish History & Geographical Location
The origins of St Munchin's parish can be traced back to the Treaty of Limerick of 1691. Originally called St Lelia's parish, the name was changed to St Munchin's in 1812. There are churches in the parish to both of these saints.
St Munchin's parish is one of the five original parishes in Limerick City along with St John's, St Michael's, St Mary's and St Patrick's. However with the growth of Limerick City in the last 40 years, the area of St Munchin's has been reduced greatly due to the creation of new parishes. In 1964 the parish of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary was created, from the south eastern part of St Munchin's parish.
In 1970 the parish of Christ the King in Caherdavin to the west was created and six years later to the north of the old St Munchin's parish, the parish of Corpus Christi in Moyross was created. The population of the parish is around 10,000.
One of the city's most historic features is situated across
the road from St Munchin's church. The Treaty Stone was where the Treaty of
Limerick was signed to guarantee civil and religious liberty for the people
of Ireland in 1691.
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The present day church of St Munchin was consecrated on Easter Sunday 1922. The foundation stone of the church states that the church was built during the tenure of Canon O'Driscoll as parish priest and Bishop Hallinan as bishop of the diocese. The architect of the church was J. O'Malley and the builders were J. Kenny & Sons.
Outside the church, on the left, there is a life size Crucifixion scene. The Bishop, priests and religious of the Diocese of Limerick erected this to the memory of Canon Andrew Murphy PP on Good Friday 1929.
The High Altar of the previous St Munchin's church once stood on this site. In the sacristy of the present church, there is a photo of the two churches side by side taken before the old church was knocked.
Inside the church on the right is the Baptistery. This was donated by Sir Vincent & Lady Nash in memory of their eldest son James who was killed near Arras, France on March 27 1918, aged 20. James was a Lieutenant in the 1st Battalion of the Irish Guards.
Near the Baptistery, there is a statue of St Brigid. There is also a mural of the Mother & Child on the right of the Baptistery. In the sacristy there is a statue of St Munchin on which there is an inscription asking people to pray for the Nobertine Community, Kilnacrott and their friends.
At the back of the church on the left, there is a shrine to Our Lady of Fatima and a statue to the Child of Prague. Further up the nave of the church on the left, there is a plaque to Michael & Kate Geraghty, in memory of whom their daughter Delia erected the Stations of the Cross.
Also on the left of the nave, there is a plaque commemorating George Clancy, Mayor of Limerick who was killed during the Civil War on March 7 1921 by the English Crown forces. According to the plaque, which is written in Irish, the lectern and plaque of the church were erected to commemorate faithfulness for Ireland and the people's affection for Clancy. Beside this plaque there is a smaller plaque that states that Mrs Clancy donated a cross and 2 candlesticks to the church in her husband's memory. This plaque also mentions Cait Ní Cillín and Tadhg Ó Cillín who died on 4 March 1921.
On the right hand side of the nave, there is a plaque to the memory of Micheál Ó Ceallacháin who was the Mayor of Limerick in 1920. The plaque is in Irish and states that he was the first Mayor who gave loyalty to the Republic because of his faithfulness to the freedom of Ireland. He was killed on March 7th 1921. His wife Cait, Diarmuid O'Donovan and his wife Mary erected the plaque.
There is a statue to St Anne in the left transept. There is also a small plaque that states that the choir members of St Munchin's church donated the church organ in February 2000. On the left of the altar, there is a brass crucifix. Above this, there is a statue to the Sacred Heart.
On the right hand side of the altar, there is a statue of Our Lady. The family of Lillie Dillon donated this statue to the church. Lillie was sacristan in the church from 1988 until 1994. There is also a picture of St Joseph, which was donated by the late Nellie Goodwin. There are pictures of St Bernard and of the Family Rosary.
In the right transept, there is a statue to St Theresa of Lisieux with the inscription "Je veux passer mon ciel a faire du bien sur la terre". Further to the right in this transept, there is a meditation chapel.
The High Altar is to the memory of Margaret Carroll and was erected by her daughter Elizabeth Carroll from Albany, New York. The lectern depicts the scene of Jesus and the Little Children. Behind the altar there are three stained glass windows of (from left) St Munchin, Mary Mother of Sorrows and St Michael.
The stained glass window of Mary, Mother of Sorrows was donated by Diarmaid O'Donovan and his wife Mary to the memory of Michael O'Callaghan who died in 1921. The stained glass window of St Michael was donated to the memory of Micil Uí Ceallácáin by his wife Cait. There is a large crucifix suspended over the altar.
There are large stained glass windows above the main door of the church. The windows depict (from left to right) St Peter, The King of Kings and St Bernadette of Lourdes. Mrs Donnellan and her family donated these stained glass windows, which were designed by F X Zettler of Munich, Germany.
Buried in the grounds of the church are:
Canon William O'Dwyer
Parish Priest 1926-1945
Died January 14 1945
Archdeacon Michael Manning PP VF
Parish Priest 1979-1996
Died October 19 1996, aged 70
Canon Andrew Murphy PP VC
Parish Priest 1910-1914
Died June 18 1914, aged 53
Daniel Synan PP
Parish Priest 1849-1850
Died October 3 1850
James Moore PP
Parish Priest 1850-1863
Died November 4 1863, aged 80
Canon Michael Breen PP VF
Parish Priest 1965-1979
Died November 24 1979
Canon James M. Cregan PP VF
Parish Priest 1926
Died August 7 1926, aged 69
Canon David O'Driscoll PP VF
Parish Priest 1914-1923
Died December 8 1923
Bishop Newman and Canon Michael Breen PP opened the church of St Lelia's in
May 1977 according to a plaque in the porch of the church. The architects
were Robinson, Keeffe and Devane while the builders were E & J Doran.
Inside, there is a silver Crucifix on the wall over the door of the church. At the back of the church on the left, there is a statue of St Theresa of Liseux. The ceiling of the church is low and is made of timber.
To the left of the altar there is a statue to St Joseph and a shrine to the Sacred Heart. To the right of the altar there is a shrine to Our Lady of Perpetual Succour and a statue to Mary. The Baptismal font is in front of the statue of Mary.
The main altar and tabernacle are made from stone. Behind the altar there is a large painting of the Crucifixion. There are no stained glass windows in the church.
Prior to the building of this church, the church of St Lelia was situated
where St Lelia's graveyard now stands. This part of the parish of St Munchin's
is called Killeely, and used to stretch from the Shannon as far as Bunratty.
Today, there is a disused Church of Ireland church on the site of the original St Munchin's church. This church was built in 1827 to replace a medieval church. It was renovated by the Civic Trust in 1980 and it is now used by the Island Theatre Company.
The parishioners of St Munchin's built a chapel outside the walls at Thomondgate in 1744 to replace an earlier mass house. This chapel was built close to the site of the present St Munchin's church.
In October 1799 the then parish priest, Fr Gerald Herbert
built a new chapel to replace the 1744 chapel. This building was used as a
place of worship until the present day church was built in 1921/22.
Also in the parish is Killeely graveyard, which is situated on the road to Parteen, across from St Lelia's church. This graveyard is now surrounded by a housing estate.
According to Spellissy, there is a man buried in the graveyard called John Meany who was believed to have fathered 89 children. In the 1960s the graveyard was used as a children's burial ground. The graveyard is the only remaining link with the parish of the same name that once extended from outside the city walls to the hills of Cratloe.
It began to fall into disuse after 1884 when Mount St Laurence graveyard was opened. Space in Killeely graveyard was at a premium. People alleged that dogs were seen prowling around the graveyard in the night. Despite this, many locals still wanted to be buried in the area and thus Killeely graveyard was still in use in the early 1900s. In recent years, Limerick Corporation has cleaned up the graveyard.
The oldest headstone that we came across was dated from 1735 and was to the memory of Mary Creagh, who died on 7 February of that year at the age of 70. In the graveyard, there are a large number of headstones that are illegible to read due to the passage of time.
Also buried in the graveyard is Sylvester O'Halloran. O'Halloran was a man of many talents; he was a surgeon, a historian, an antiquarian and a patriot. He was a native of Caherdavin, which was then in the parish of St Munchin's. In 1774 he wrote "A General History of Ireland" and followed this up with "A History of Ireland" in 1803. In the medical field, O'Halloran specialised in brain and eye surgery and developed a new method of treating cataracts. He died in 1807 and the inscription on his headstone reads "His country's honours and good name ever found him a ready and unflinching champion. Erected by the St Senan's Historical Society."
There is also a pauper's graveyard, which is now called St Brigid's cemetery. A large timber cross marks the site. There are no headstones in the graveyard. This cemetery was used during the Famine as Killeely graveyard became overcrowded. Locals sometimes refer to the graveyard as the Yellow Hole. The name may have come about due to people in the area dying from yellow fever during the Famine.
Near the church of St Lelia there is a shrine to Our Lady
Queen of Peace that was erected in the Marian Shrine of 1954.
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St Munchin
St Munchin is the patron of the Diocese of Limerick and his feastday is celebrated on January 3rd. He founded a church called Cill Mainchín on Inis Sibhton. Details about the life of St Munchin are shrouded in legends but it is believed that he lived in the second half of the 7th century.
The legends about St Munchin give two versions of his background. One of the legends states that Munchin was a nephew of Bloid, who was also the King of Thomond. Bloid was a disciple of St Patrick. The other legend concerning Munchin's background states that he was one of three sons of Setna who came from the present day area of County Clare around Lahinch and Ennistymon. It is also believed that Munchin's brother Ainlid ruled during the late 7th century.
There is also a legend about the building of Munchin's first
church in Limerick. While he was building the church, the locals refused to
help Munchin. As a result, Munchin placed a curse on the city that the stranger
would flourish and the native would perish.
St Lelia
Who St Lelia actually was is unclear. However, there are a number of suggestions as to the origins of the Parish Saint. According to Fr Jasper White, Lelia was the sister of St Munchin. John O'Donovan believed that the area was actually dedicated to St Failia. In the calendar of Irish saints the entry for August 11th is the Dalcassian saint Liadhain.
According to legend, Liadhain was the daughter of Diarmuid,
the grandson of Cairtheann. Cairtheann was believed to have been baptised
by St Patrick. According to Séan Spellissy, the placename of Killeely
may have been a corruption of Cill Liadhaine or of Cill Faoile.
| Year | Parish Priest | Curate(s) |
| 1704 - 1709 | John Bourke | |
| 1709 - 1722 | John Connellan | |
| 1722 -? | Fr. Stapleton | |
| ? - 1727 | Martin Gearon | |
| 1727 - 1728 | Daniel Flynn | |
| 1728 - 1756 | Patrick Scanlan | |
| 1756 - 1764 | Dr. Rowland Kirby | |
| 1764 - 1794 | John Creagh | |
| 1794 - 1798 | Stephen Cantillon | |
| 1798 - 1807 | Gerard Hebert | |
| 1807 - 1812 | Patrick MacGrath | |
| 1812 - 1815 | Richard Walsh | |
| 1815 - 1817 | Gerard Fitzgibbon | |
| 1817 – 1836 | Richard Walsh | |
| 1837 | Richard Walsh | John Shine |
| 1838 | Richard Walsh | John Shine |
| 1839 | Richard Walsh | M. McCormick |
| 1840 | Richard Walsh | M. McCormick |
| 1841 | Richard Walsh | Tim Shanahan |
| 1842 | Richard Walsh | Tim Shanahan |
| John Bunton | ||
| 1843 | Richard Walsh | Tim Shanahan |
| John Bunton | ||
| 1844 | Richard Walsh | John Bunton |
| Michael O’Farrell | ||
| 1845 | Richard Walsh | John Bunton |
| Michael O’Farrell | ||
| 1846 | Richard Walsh | John Bunton |
| Michael O’Farrell | ||
| 1847 | Richard Walsh | Michael O’Farrell |
| John O’Connor | ||
| 1848 | Richard Walsh | Michael O’Farrell |
| John O’Connor | ||
| 1849 | Daniel Synan | Michael O’Farrell |
| John O’Connor | ||
| 1850 | Daniel Synan | Michael O’Farrell |
| John O’Connor | ||
| 1851 | James Moor | D. Leahy |
| John O’Connor | ||
| 1852 | James Moor | John O’Connor |
| Thomas Roche | ||
| 1853 | James Moor | John O’Connor |
| Michael Ryan | ||
| Edmund Connery | ||
| 1854 | James Moor | Patrick Duhigg |
| William Molony | ||
| 1855 | James Moor | Patrick Duhigg |
| William Molony | ||
| 1856 | James Moor | Patrick Duhigg |
| William Molony | ||
| 1857 | James Moor | Tim Shanahan |
| William Molony | ||
| 1858 | James Moor | Tim Shanahan |
| Timothy Halpin | ||
| 1859 | James Moor | John Mulcahy |
| J. O’Sullivan | ||
| 1860 | James Moor | John Mulcahy |
| J. O’Sullivan | ||
| 1861 | James Moor | J. O’Sullivan |
| Martin Slattery | ||
| 1862 | James Moor | Martin Slattery |
| Charles McDonnell | ||
| 1863 | James Moor | Martin Slattery |
| Charles McDonnell | ||
| 1864 | Richard Scott | Martin Slattery |
| John Stokes | ||
| 1865 | Richard Scott | Martin Slattery |
| John Stokes | ||
| 1866 | Daniel O’Kennedy | Martin Slattery |
| William Sinclair | ||
| 1867 | Daniel O’Kennedy | Martin Slattery |
| Stephen Nicholl | ||
| 1868 | Daniel O'Kennedy | Martin Slattery |
| Patrick Carroll | ||
| 1869 | Daniel O’Kennedy | Martin Slattery |
| Patrick Carroll | ||
| 1870 | Daniel O’Kennedy | Martin Slattery |
| Patrick Carroll | ||
| 1871 | Daniel O’Kennedy | Patrick Carroll |
| Michael Irwin | ||
| 1872 | Daniel O’Kennedy | Patrick Carroll |
| Michael Irwin | ||
| 1873 | Daniel O’Kennedy | Patrick Carroll |
| Michael Irwin | ||
| 1874 | Daniel O’Kennedy | Patrick Carroll |
| Edward O’Donohoe | ||
| 1875 | Daniel O’Kennedy | Patrick Carroll |
| Edward O’Donohoe | ||
| 1876 | Daniel O’Kennedy | Patrick Carroll |
| Edward O’Donohoe | ||
| 1877 | Daniel O’Kennedy | Patrick Carroll |
| Patrick Riordan | ||
| 1878 | Daniel O’Kennedy | W. Fitzgerald |
| Patrick Mangan | ||
| 1879 | William Molony | W. Fitzgerald |
| James Molony | ||
| 1880 | William Molony | W. Fitzgerald |
| James Molony | ||
| 1881 | William Molony | W. Fitzgerald |
| James Molony | ||
| 1882 | William Molony | William Mulcahy |
| James Molony | ||
| 1883 | William Molony | James Molony |
| William Mulcahy | ||
| 1884 | William Molony | James Molony |
| William Mulcahy | ||
| 1885 | William Molony | James Molony |
| William Mulcahy | ||
| 1886 | William Molony | James Molony |
| R. O’Kennedy | ||
| 1887 | William Molony | R. O’Kennedy |
| Daniel Daly | ||
| 1888 | William Molony | R. O’Kennedy |
| John Quinlan | ||
| 1889 | William Molony | R. O’Kennedy |
| John Quinlan | ||
| 1890 | William Molony | John Quinlan |
| Laurence Curtin | ||
| 1891 | William Molony | John Quinlan |
| Laurence Curtin | ||
| 1892 | William Molony | Laurence Curtin |
| M. McCoy | ||
| 1893 | William Molony | D. Bresnahan |
| R. Fitzgerald | ||
| 1894 | William Molony | D. Bresnahan |
| R. Fitzgerald | ||
| 1895 | T. R. Shanahan | D. Bresnahan |
| Martin Carroll | ||
| 1896 | T. R. Shanahan | Martin Carroll |
| John Conway | ||
| 1897 | T. R. Shanahan | Martin Carroll |
| John Conway | ||
| 1898 | T. R. Shanahan | Martin Carroll |
| John Conway | ||
| 1899 | T. R. Shanahan | Jeremiah O’Shea |
| John Begley | ||
| 1900 | T. R. Shanahan | John Begley |
| Edmund O’Leary | ||
| 1901 | T. R. Shanahan | John Begley |
| Edmund O’Leary | ||
| 1902 | T. R. Shanahan | John Begley |
| Edmund O’Leary | ||
| 1903 | T. R. Shanahan | John Begley |
| Patrick Woulfe | ||
| 1904 | T. R. Shanahan | John Begley |
| Patrick Woulfe | ||
| 1905 | T. R. Shanahan | John Begley |
| Patrick Woulfe | ||
| 1906 | T. R. Shanahan | John Begley |
| Patrick Casey | ||
| 1907 | T. R. Shanahan | John Begley |
| Patrick Casey | ||
| 1908 | T. R. Shanahan | John Begley |
| Patrick Casey | ||
| 1909 | T. R. Shanahan | John Begley |
| J. Molony | ||
| M. Hayes | ||
| 1910 | T. R. Shanahan | John Begley |
| J. Molony | ||
| M. Hayes | ||
| 1911 | Andrew Murphy | John Begley |
| J. Molony | ||
| M. Hayes | ||
| 1912 | Andrew Murphy | John Begley |
| Patrick Conway | ||
| 1913 | Canon Andrew Murphy | John Begley |
| Patrick Carroll | ||
| 1914 | Canon Andrew Murphy | John Begley |
| Patrick Carroll | ||
| 1915 | David O’Driscoll | John Begley |
| Patrick Carroll | ||
| 1916 | David O’Driscoll | Christopher Halpin |
| James Molony | ||
| 1917 | David O’Driscoll | Christopher Halpin |
| James Molony | ||
| 1918 | David O’Driscoll | Christopher Halpin |
| James Molony | ||
| 1919 | David O’Driscoll | Christopher Halpin |
| James Molony | ||
| 1920 | Canon David O’Driscoll | Christopher Halpin |
| James Molony | ||
| 1921 | Canon David O’Driscoll | Christopher Halpin |
| James Molony | ||
| 1922 | Canon David O’Driscoll | Christopher Halpin |
| James Molony | ||
| 1923 | Canon David O’Driscoll | Christopher Halpin |
| James Molony | ||
| 1924 | Christopher Halpin | |
| James Molony | ||
| 1925 | Christopher Halpin | |
| James Molony | ||
| 1926 | Canon James Cregan | Christopher Halpin |
| James Molony | ||
| 1927 | Canon William O’Dwyer | Christopher Halpin |
| James Molony | ||
| 1928 | Canon William O’Dwyer | Christopher Halpin |
| James Molony | ||
| 1929 | Canon William O’Dwyer | Christopher Halpin |
| Thomas Mortell | ||
| 1930 | Canon William O’Dwyer | Christopher Halpin |
| Thomas Mortell | ||
| 1931 | Canon William O’Dwyer | Christopher Halpin |
| Thomas Mortell | ||
| 1932 | Canon William O’Dwyer | Thomas Mortell |
| Ed. McCarthy | ||
| 1933 | Canon William O’Dwyer | Thomas Mortell |
| Ed. McCarthy | ||
| 1934 | Canon William O’Dwyer | Thomas Mortell |
| Ed. McCarthy | ||
| 1935 | Canon William O’Dwyer | Thomas Mortell |
| Ed. McCarthy | ||
| 1936 | Canon William O’Dwyer | Thomas Mortell |
| Ed. McCarthy | ||
| 1937 | Canon William O’Dwyer | Thomas Mortell |
| Ed. McCarthy | ||
| 1938 | Canon William O’Dwyer | Thomas Mortell |
| Ed. McCarthy | ||
| 1939 | Canon William O’Dwyer | Thomas Mortell |
| Ed. McCarthy | ||
| 1940 | Canon William O’Dwyer | Ed. McCarthy |
| Michael Minihan | ||
| 1941 | Canon William O’Dwyer | Ed. McCarthy |
| Michael Minihan | ||
| 1942 | Canon William O’Dwyer | Ed. McCarthy |
| Michael Minihan | ||
| P. G. Ryan | ||
| 1943 | Canon William O’Dwyer | Ed. McCarthy |
| Michael Minihan | ||
| P. G. Ryan | ||
| 1944 | Canon William O’Dwyer | Ed. McCarthy |
| Michael Minihan | ||
| P. G. Ryan | ||
| 1945 | Canon William O’Dwyer | Ed. McCarthy |
| P. G. Ryan | ||
| John Godfrey | ||
| 1946 | Canon Patrick O’Neill D.D. | Ed. McCarthy |
| John Godfrey | ||
| Gerard Griffin | ||
| 1947 | Canon Michael Moloney | Ed. McCarthy |
| John Godfrey | ||
| Gerard Griffin | ||
| 1948 | Canon Michael Moloney | Ed. McCarthy |
| John Godfrey | ||
| Gerard Griffin | ||
| 1949 | Canon Michael Moloney | Ed. McCarthy |
| John Godfrey | ||
| Gerard Griffin | ||
| 1950 | Canon Michael Moloney | Ed. McCarthy |
| John Godfrey | ||
| Gerard Griffin | ||
| 1951 | Canon Michael Moloney | Ed. McCarthy |
| John Godfrey | ||
| Gerard Griffin | ||
| Michael Neville | ||
| 1952 | Canon Michael Moloney | Ed. McCarthy |
| John Godfrey | ||
| Gerard Griffin | ||
| Michael Neville | ||
| 1953 | Canon Michael Moloney | Ed. McCarthy |
| John Godfrey | ||
| Gerard Griffin | ||
| Michael Neville | ||
| 1954 | Mgr. Michael Moloney | John Godfrey |
| Gerard Griffin | ||
| James Cagney | ||
| Michael Neville | ||
| 1955 | Mgr. Michael Moloney | John Godfrey |
| Gerard Griffin | ||
| James Cagney | ||
| Michael Neville | ||
| 1956 | Mgr. Michael Moloney | John Godfrey |
| Gerard Griffin | ||
| James Cagney | ||
| Michael Neville | ||
| 1957 | Mgr. Michael Moloney | John Godfrey |
| Gerard Griffin | ||
| James Cagney | ||
| Michael Neville | ||
| 1958 | Mgr. Michael Moloney | John Godfrey |
| Gerard Griffin | ||
| James Cagney | ||
| Michael Neville | ||
| 1959 | Mgr. Michael Moloney | John Godfrey |
| Gerard Griffin | ||
| James Cagney | ||
| Michael Neville | ||
| 1960 | Mgr. Michael Moloney | John Godfrey |
| Gerard Griffin | ||
| Michael Neville | ||
| John Browne | ||
| 1961 | Mgr. Michael Moloney | John Godfrey |
| Gerard Griffin | ||
| Michael Neville | ||
| John Browne | ||
| 1962 | Mgr. Michael Moloney | John Godfrey |
| Gerard Griffin | ||
| Michael Neville | ||
| John Browne | ||
| P. G. Ryan | ||
| 1963 | Mgr. Michael Moloney | John Godfrey |
| Gerard Griffin | ||
| Michael Neville | ||
| John Browne | ||
| P. G. Ryan | ||
| 1964 | Mgr. Michael Moloney | Gerard Griffin |
| Michael Neville | ||
| John Browne | ||
| P. G. Ryan | ||
| James Hudner | ||
| 1965 | Canon Michael Breen | P. G. Ryan |
| Gerard Griffin | ||
| F. Moriarty | ||
| 1966 | Canon Michael Breen | Gerard Griffin |
| F. Moriarty | ||
| Donal Madigan | ||
| 1967 | Canon Michael Breen | Gerard Griffin |
| F. Moriarty | ||
| Michael Culhane | ||
| 1968 | Canon Michael Breen | Gerard Griffin |
| F. Moriarty | ||
| Michael Culhane | ||
| 1969 | Canon Michael Breen | Gerard Griffin |
| F. Moriarty | ||
| Michael Culhane | ||
| Michael Liston | ||
| 1970 | Canon Michael Breen | Gerard Griffin |
| Michael Culhane | ||
| David McNamee | ||
| 1971 | Canon Michael Breen | Gerard Griffin |
| Michael Culhane | ||
| David McNamee | ||
| 1972 | Canon Michael Breen | Gerard Griffin |
| Michael Culhane | ||
| David McNamee | ||
| 1973 | Canon Michael Breen | Gerard Griffin |
| Michael Culhane | ||
| David McNamee | ||
| 1974 | Canon Michael Breen | Gerard Griffin |
| Michael Culhane | ||
| David McNamee | ||
| 1975 | Canon Michael Breen | Michael Culhane |
| David McNamee | ||
| David Browne | ||
| 1976 | Canon Michael Breen | Michael Culhane |
| David MacNamee | ||
| David Browne | ||
| 1977 | Canon Michael Breen | Michael Culhane |
| David McNamee | ||
| David Browne | ||
| 1978 | Canon Michael Breen | David McNamee |
| David Browne | ||
| John O’Flynn | ||
| 1979 | Canon Michael Breen | David McNamee |
| David Browne | ||
| John O’Flynn | ||
| 1980 | Michael Manning | David Browne |
| Thomas O’Connor | ||
| Brendan Murphy | ||
| 1981 | Canon Michael Manning | David Browne |
| Thomas O’Connor | ||
| Brendan Murphy | ||
| 1982 | Canon Michael Manning | David Browne |
| Thomas O’Connor | ||
| Brendan Murphy | ||
| 1983 | Canon Michael Manning | David Browne |
| Thomas O’Connor | ||
| Brendan Murphy | ||
| 1984 | Canon Michael Manning | David Browne |
| Thomas O’Connor | ||
| Brendan Murphy | ||
| 1985 | Canon Michael Manning | David Browne |
| Thomas O’Connor | ||
| Brendan Murphy | ||
| 1986 | Canon Michael Manning | John Keating |
| Thomas O’Connor | ||
| Brendan Murphy | ||
| 1987 | Canon Michael Manning | John Keating |
| Brendan Murphy | ||
| Thomas Mullahy | ||
| 1988 | Canon Michael Manning | Brendan Murphy |
| Thomas Mullahy | ||
| John Keating | ||
| 1989 | Canon Michael Manning | John Keating |
| Brendan Murphy | ||
| Thomas Mullahy | ||
| 1990 | Canon Michael Manning | John Keating |
| Brendan Murphy | ||
| Thomas Mullahy | ||
| 1991 | Canon Michael Manning | John Keating |
| Thomas Mullahy | ||
| Terence Loughran | ||
| 1992 | Canon Michael Manning | John Keating |
| Thomas Mullahy | ||
| Thomas Harty | ||
| 1993 | Canon Michael Manning | John Keating |
| Thomas Mullahy | ||
| Thomas Harty | ||
| 1994 | Archdeacon Michael Manning | John Keating |
| Thomas Mullahy | ||
| Robert Coffey | ||
| 1995 | Archdeacon Michael Manning | John Keating |
| Thomas Mullahy | ||
| Robert Coffey | ||
| 1996 | Archdeacon Michael Manning | Thomas Mullahy |
| Robert Coffey | ||
| Alphonsus Cullinan | ||
| 1997 | Thomas Mullahy | |
| Robert Coffey | ||
| Patrick Costelloe | ||
| 1998 | Canon Micheál Liston | Thomas Mullahy |
| Robert Coffey | ||
| Maurice Hynan | ||
| 1999 | Canon Micheál Liston | Richard Crowe |
| Robert Coffey | ||
| 2000 | Canon Micheál Liston | Richard Crowe |
| Pat McGrath | ||
| Karl Fortune | ||
| 2001 | Canon Micheál Liston | Richard Crowe |
| Pat McGrath | ||
| Karl Fortune | ||
| 2002 | Canon Micheál Liston | Richard Crowe |
| Pat McGrath | ||
| Michael O'Shea | ||
| 2003 | Canon Micheál Liston | Richard Crowe |
| Pat McGrath | ||
| Michael O'Shea | ||
| 2004 | Canon Micheál Liston | Richard Crowe |
| Pat McGrath | ||
| Michael O'Shea | ||
| 2005 | Canon Micheál Liston | Richard Crowe |
| Michael O'Shea | ||
| 2006 | Canon Micheál Liston | Richard Crowe |
| Michael O'Shea | ||
| 2007 | Canon Micheál Liston | Richard Crowe |
| Michael O'Shea |
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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