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Year Parish Priest Curate(s)
1704 - 1711 William Fleming  
1711 - 1747 James White  
1747 - 1773 Constantine O’Donnell  
1773 - 1814 Thomas Fitzgerald  
1814 - 1829 James McNamara  
1829 - 1836 Michael Tuohy  
1836 – 1837 James O’Regan  
1837 James O’Regan Tim Shanahan
1838 Robert Bourke Tim Shanahan#
1839 Robert Bourke Denis Madigan#
1840 William (Robert) Bourke (Adm.) Denis Madigan* #
1841 William Bourke (Adm.) Denis Madigan#
1842 William Bourke (Adm.) Denis Madigan
1843 William Bourke (Adm.) Denis Madigan
1844 William Bourke (Adm.) Denis Madigan
1845 William Bourke (Adm.) Denis Madigan
1846 William Bourke (Adm.) Denis Madigan
1847 William Bourke (Adm.) Richard Cooke
1848 William Bourke (Adm.) Richard Cooke
1849 William Bourke (Adm.) Richard Cooke
1850 James Raleigh Ed. O’Donohoe
1851 James Raleigh Patrick Keynon
1852 James Raleigh Patrick Keynon
1853 James Raleigh James Moore
1854 James Raleigh James Moore
1855 James Raleigh James Moore
1856 James Raleigh James Moore
1857 James Raleigh James Moore
1858 James Raleigh James Moore
1859 James Raleigh Tim Shanahan
1860 James Raleigh Thomas Browne
1861 James Hickey  
1862 James Hickey Tom Nolan
1863 James Hickey Tom Nolan
1864 Richard Cooke Stephen Hayes
1865 William Molony Stephen Hayes
1866 William Molony John Reeves
1867 William Molony John Reeves
1868 William Molony John Reeves
1869 William Molony John Reeves
1870 William Molony John Reeves
1871 William Molony John Reeves
1872 William Molony William Carroll
1873 William Molony William Carroll
    Daniel Daly
1874 William Molony James Molony
    Daniel Daly
1875 William Molony James Molony
    Daniel Daly
1876 William Molony James Molony
    Daniel Daly
1877 William Molony James Molony
1878 William Molony Michael Donor
1879 Timothy Halpin M. McCoy
1880 Timothy Halpin M. McCoy
1881 Timothy Halpin M. McCoy
1882 Timothy Halpin Thomas Madden
1883 Timothy Halpin Thomas Madden
1884 Timothy Halpin Thomas Madden
1885 Timothy Halpin Thomas Madden
1886 Timothy Halpin Thomas Madden
1887 Timothy Halpin  
1888 Timothy Halpin John Tierney
1889 Timothy Halpin Daniel Crotty
1890 Timothy Halpin  
1891 Timothy Halpin Daniel Crotty
1892 Timothy Halpin Daniel Crotty
1893 Timothy Halpin Jeremiah O’Gorman
1894 Timothy Halpin Jeremiah O’Gorman
1895 Timothy Halpin Jeremiah O’Gorman
1896 Timothy Halpin Jeremiah O’Gorman
1897 Timothy Halpin Patrick Kenrick
1898 Timothy Halpin Patrick Kenrick
1899 Timothy Halpin Patrick Kenrick
1900 Timothy Halpin Patrick Kenrick
1901 Michael McCarthy John Rea
1902 Michael McCarthy John Rea
1903 Michael McCarthy Daniel Crotty
1904 Michael McCarthy Daniel Crotty
1905 Michael McCarthy Daniel Crotty
1906 Michael McCarthy Daniel Crotty
1907 Michael McCarthy Daniel Crotty
1908 Michael McCarthy Daniel Bresnahan
1909 Michael McCarthy Daniel Bresnahan
1910 Michael McCarthy Daniel Bresnahan
1911 Michael McCarthy Daniel Bresnahan
1912 Michael McCarthy Daniel Bresnahan
1913 Michael McCarthy Daniel Bresnahan
1914 Michael McCarthy Daniel Bresnahan
1915 Michael McCarthy Daniel Bresnahan
1916 Michael McCarthy Daniel Bresnahan
1917 Michael McCarthy Daniel Bresnahan
1918 Michael McCarthy Daniel Bresnahan
1919 Michael McCarthy Daniel Bresnahan
1920 Thomas Graham Daniel Bresnahan
1921 Thomas Graham John J. Lane
1922 Thomas Graham John J. Lane
1923 Thomas Graham James Cowper
1924 Thomas Graham James Cowper DD
1925 Thomas Graham Michael Quinn
1926 Thomas Graham Michael Quinn
1927 Charles McCarthy Joseph O’Regan
1928 Charles McCarthy Patrick Fox
1929 Charles McCarthy Patrick Fox
1930 Charles McCarthy John Halpin
1931 Charles McCarthy Joseph Leonard
1932 Charles McCarthy John White
1933 Charles McCarthy James Lyons
1934 John Wallace James Lyons
1935 John Wallace James Lyons
1936 John Wallace James Lyons
1937 John Wallace James Lyons
1938 Frederick Rice James Lyons
1939 Frederick Rice James Lyons
1940 Frederick Rice James Lyons
1941 Frederick Rice James Lyons
1942 Frederick Rice Edmund O’Dea
1943 Frederick Rice Edmund O’Dea
1944 Frederick Rice Edmund O’Dea
1945 Frederick Rice David Wall
1946 Frederick Rice David Wall
1947 Frederick Rice David Wall
1948 Frederick Rice David Wall
1949 John Brassill David Wall
1950 John Brassill David Wall
1951 John Brassill David Wall
1952 John Brassill David Wall
1953 John Brassill David Wall
1954 John Brassill David Wall
1955 John Brassill David Wall
1956 John Brassill David Wall
1957 John Brassill David Wall
1958 John Brassill Joseph O’Beirne
1959 John Brassill Joseph O’Beirne
1960 John Brassill Joseph O’Beirne
    Patrick Lyons
1961 Thomas Kirby  
1962 Thomas Kirby  
1963 Thomas Kirby  
1964 Thomas Kirby  
1965 Thomas Kirby  
1966 Thomas Kirby  
1967 Thomas Kirby  
1968 Thomas Kirby  
1969 Thomas Kirby  
1970 David Crowley  
1971 David Crowley  
1972 David Crowley  
1973 David Crowley  
1974 David Crowley  
1975 David Crowley  
1976 David Crowley  
1977 David Crowley  
1978 Michael Kennedy  
1979 Michael Kennedy  
1980 Michael Kennedy Thomas Ryan
1981 Michael Kennedy Thomas Ryan
1982 Michael Kennedy Thomas Ryan
1983 Michael Kennedy Thomas Ryan
1984 Denis Browne Thomas Ryan
1985 Denis Browne Thomas Ryan
1986 Denis Browne Thomas Ryan
1987 Denis Browne Thomas Ryan
1988 Denis Browne Thomas Ryan
1989 Denis Browne Thomas Ryan
1990 Thomas Ryan (Adm.) Terence O’Connell
1991 Thomas Ryan (Adm.) Seamus Power
1992 Thomas Ryan Kevin O’Dea
1993 Thomas Ryan Kevin O’Dea
1994 Thomas Ryan Kevin O’Dea
1995 Thomas Ryan Kevin O’Dea
1996 Thomas Ryan William Russell
1997 Thomas Ryan William Russell
1998 Thomas Ryan William Russell
1999 Oliver Plunkett William Russell
2000 Oliver Plunkett  
2001 Oliver Plunkett Thomas Mullahy
2002 Oliver Plunkett Thomas Mullahy
2003 Oliver Plunkett Brendan Fitzgerald (w/e asst.)
2004 Oliver Plunkett Brendan Fitzgerald (w/e asst.)
2005 Oliver Plunkett Brendan Fitzgerald (w/e asst.)
2006 Oliver Plunkett Sean Sweeney
2007 Oliver Plunkett Sean Sweeney


w/e asst. = weekend assistant
* The Catholic Directory gives the forename as Robert while Begley's History of the Diocese of Limerick gives the name as William.
# The parish was called Cahernorry for these years.

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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