Carrigaholt (parish)

Carrigaholt
Roman Catholic parish
Carrigaholt is located in Ireland
Carrigaholt
Carrigaholt
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°36′0″N 9°42′0″W / 52.60000°N 9.70000°W / 52.60000; -9.70000
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyCounty Clare
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

Carrigaholt is a parish in County Clare, Ireland, and part of the Cois Fharraige grouping of parishes within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe.[1][2]

The co-parish priest is Michael Casey as of 2022.[3]

The history of the parish is a complicated one. In the time of Father Michael Meehan (1810-1878) Loop Head formed just one parish under the name of "Moyarta and Kilballyowen". Before 1817 it was known as Kilballyowen. In 1878 it was split into the parishes of Cross (western part of the peninsula) and Carrigaholt (eastern part of the peninsula). That recreated the medieval parishes in that area.[4][5]

The main church of the parish is the Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Carrigaholt. The site for this church was donated by the local landlord Francis N. Burton. The cruciform church was built in the period 1832–1834.[6]

The second church of the parish is the Church of the Holy Spirit in Doonaha. This church was built in 1808.[7]

The parish contains ruins of several very old churches. According to Westropp the church ruins in Kilcredaun are from the 10th/11th century.[8] The church in Kilcrony is already mentioned in a listing from 1390.[9]

  • Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Carrigaholt
    Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Carrigaholt
  • Altar of Carrigaholt Church in pandemic times (2022)
    Altar of Carrigaholt Church in pandemic times (2022)
  • Church of the Holy Spirit in Doonaha
    Church of the Holy Spirit in Doonaha
  • Kilcrony Church
    Kilcrony Church

References

  1. ^ "Widespread Changes In Line Up of Clergy In Killaloe Diocese". Clare.fm. 9 June 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Closing date looms for 'Cois Fharraige Pastoral Area' fundraising draw". Clare Live. 18 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  3. ^ Carrigaholt
  4. ^ Murphy, Paul (1992). Cuchulain's Lep; A History of the Parishes of Carrigaholt and Cross. Carrigaholt and Cross Heritage Group. ISBN 0-9518849-0-5. p. 60
  5. ^ Ó Murchadha, Ciarán (2008). The Diocese of Killaloe : An illustrated History. Booklink. p. 97.
  6. ^ Ó Murchadha, Ciarán (2008). The Diocese of Killaloe : An illustrated History. Booklink. p. 97.
  7. ^ Ó Murchadha, Ciarán (2008). The Diocese of Killaloe : An illustrated History. Booklink. p. 97.
  8. ^ Murphy, Paul (1992). Cuchulain's Lep; A History of the Parishes of Carrigaholt and Cross. Carrigaholt and Cross Heritage Group. ISBN 0-9518849-0-5. p. 62
  9. ^ Murphy, Paul (1992). Cuchulain's Lep; A History of the Parishes of Carrigaholt and Cross. Carrigaholt and Cross Heritage Group. ISBN 0951884905. p. 63


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