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Brief Parish History & Geographical Location
Abbeyfeale is situated on the N 21, which is the main road from Limerick to Tralee about 10 miles from the town of Newcastle West. The town of Abbeyfeale is the third largest town in County Limerick and is close to the Limerick-Kerry border.
Begley mentions that the parish also included Templeathea as late as 1704 but the exact date for separation of the amalgamation is not known.
The town has its roots in the twelfth century when Brien O'Brien founded a Cistercian abbey in 1188 on the banks of the river Feale, hence the name 'Abbeyfeale'. The abbey became a cell of Monasternanagh in the barony of Pubblebrien in 1209.
In his book "Portrait of Limerick", Mainchín Seoighe tells us how the Feale got its name. It is thought that the river Feale is named after a lady called Fial. She was bathing in the river one day when she saw a strange man approaching her along the riverbank. The shame of Fial, about to be discovered naked by a strange man, caused her to die of embarrassment. Ironically though, the strange man was none other than her husband.
Another story related to the area, concerns Thomas Fitzgerald. While out hunting boar one day, Thomas Fitzgerald, the fifth Earl of Desmond, stayed the night in one of his tenants' houses, a man called Mac Cormack. Thomas saw Mac Cormack's daughter Catherine and fell in love with her. Despite Catherine being of Gaelic blood, Thomas wanted to marry her. This would have been in violation of the Statutes of Kilkenny, which stated that a man of Norman blood could not marry a woman of Gaelic blood. However, Thomas married Catherine and lost his title and all his lands. In 1418 they left for France and two years later Thomas died.
The Rockites under their leader Sean Fitzmaurice (Captain
Rock) used Abbeyfeale as a base camp for their activities in the 1822 due
to its inaccessibility. Within a couple of months, Captain Rock and some of
his followers were executed.
Samuel Lewis stated that the village of Abbeyfeale was "almost inaccessible".
This problem was solved with the building of roads under the stewardship of
Richard Griffith in the early 1820s. Now Abbeyfeale has become a 'boom town'
due to its location and its road system.
Today Abbeyfeale has a population of around 2,000 people.
About one and a half miles outside the village, are the ruins of Port Castle, which was built by the Geraldines to command the crossing of the river Feale.
According to Mainchin Seoighe, before cattle marts began a fair was held in Port each November that was run in conjunction with a pattern and horse jumping competition.
The main feature of the square in Abbeyfeale is the statue
of Fr William Casey. Fr Casey was the parish priest from 1883 to 1907 who
helped the tenants farmers fight against their landlords. He also became a
good friend of Michael Davitt and formed the first Land League group outside
of Mayo. The fight was about the "Three F's" - Fair rent, Fixity
of tenure and Freedom of the tenant to sell his interest in his holding.
The present day church, the Church of the Assumption was built during the years 1966 - 1968 under the leadership of Philip Canon Enright, who is buried in the grounds.
In the grounds of the church, there is a statue to the memory
of James Joseph Sheehy who died in 1948 in Chicago. Mr. Sheehy was a native
of the area and it was erected by Fr. Vincent J. Sheehy in 1985 who was a
priest in Miami. The holy water font in the grounds is believed to come from
the abbey. A grotto has been erected to the right of the church.
To the left of the church, there is a small plot where priests who served in the area or came from the area are buried. Three members of the McEnery family are buried here. Thomas, Patrick and Denis were all priests in the Diocese of Duluth in Minnesota. Also, two brothers of the Murphy family, Seán and T. J. were priests in Rockhampton, Australia. Two other priests who preached the Gospels in far-flung places were J. Downey in Canberra, Australia and Monsignor Daniel P. Collins in Los Angeles. Two local priests are also buried here, Monsignor Dan Gallagher and Canon O'Donoghue.
There is a stained glass window of Mary at the back of the church. In the left transept, there is a stained glass window depicting Jesus healing the sick. There is also a crucifix in this transept. The adjoining plaque states that the crucifix is to Denis Bailey of Rockchapel, who contributed to the Sheltered Housing Scheme.
An interesting feature of this church is the small chapel
to Jesus attached to the left transept. To the left of the altar in this chapel,
there is a statue of the Sacred Heart, while to the right is a statue of Mary.
Stained glass windows in this chapel depict the resurrection of Jesus, the
Holy Spirit descending on the apostles, the Crucifixion, and the bread and
wine of Mass. These stained glass windows are donated in memory of Denis and
Mary Lyons of Port, Abbeyfeale, Dick and Mary Hartnett of Port, Sr. Theresa,
Joe and Eily, Connie, Sr. Immaculata, and Bridie Hartnett of Port, and James
and Julia Quirke respectively. The chapel was opened in June 1991 by Bishop
Newman.
In the main church, there is a stained glass window of the Good Samaritan
on the left behind the altar, while the stained glass window on the right
depicts Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead. There is a shrine to Mary Immaculate
to the left of the main altar. In the right transept of the church there are
two shrines, on to St Joseph, and one to Mary. The stained glass window in
the right transept depicts the healing of the lepers.
Buried in the grounds of the church are:
Philip Canon Enright
P.P. 1965-1969
Died 28th August 1969
Thomas McEnery
Diocese of Duluth, Minnesota, USA
Died 19th September 1983
Patrick McEnery
Diocese of Duluth, Minnesota, USA
Died 19th January 1987
Mgr. Don Gallagher
1975-1991
Died 16th November 1991
TJ Murphy
Rockhampton, Australia
Died March 11th 1992
Mgr. Daniel P. Collins
St Lawrence Martyr Parish, L.A., USA
Died 10th October 1994
J. Downey
Archdiocese of Canberra & Goulbourn Australia
Died 28th January 1997
Seán Murphy
Rockhampton, Australia
Died January 10th 1998
Denis McEnery
Diocese of Duluth, Minnesota, USA
Died 6th June 1998
James Kevin Canon O'Donoghue
Died 25th May 1999
Daniel Lyddy built the previous church in Abbeyfeale in 1847. Fr Lyddy went to America to collect money for the new church. Later, it became known as the Famine church, although Abbeyfeale was not badly affected by the Famine. On his death, Fr Lyddy was buried in the church that he built. There is no trace of this church as it was knocked due to dry rot. There is a boy's school on the site on Church Street. The bell of the famine church remains in the schoolyard. The local landlord, Mr Richard Ellis of Carlow, gave the site for the church. The walls of the old church in the abbey graveyard were beginning to collapse.
Michael Coghlan was parish priest of Abbeyfeale from 1856 until he retired in 1880. After his death in 1883, the high altar in the church was erected to his memory.
A thatched chapel was built on a site that incorporated some of the old abbey. This was the original parish church in Abbeyfeale. The date of this church is unknown.
The abbey was in the centre of town on the banks of the river
Feale. Local lore has it that the abbey faced west into Kerry. During the
Elizabethan campaign in Ireland, the monks lived amongst the people. According
to the late writer Brian McMahon, 'Bog Latin' became a language during this
time, mixing the Latin from the monks and the Gaelic from the ordinary people.
A new graveyard has been opened just outside Abbeyfeale town on the road to Mountcollins. This graveyard has been open for approximately thirty years. The graveyard just off the square in Abbeyfeale surrounds the ruins of the Abbey. The soil in the graveyard is very dry and when the graveyard was being constructed, soil had to be brought in to help in the construction of the graveyard. At present, locals are involved in doing up the graveyard.
Fr Thomas O'Neill was buried in the graveyard in Abbeyfeale in 1813 but no headstone was placed on his grave. There are a number of tombs in the graveyard, many of which bear the name Harnett. The Harnetts came from a place called the Grove, and used to have a mill in the town. Their wealth probably accounts for the large number of tombs in their name.
There is also a tomb that is placed where the middle of the church used to be. The tomb is to the memory of Mulcahy from Newmarket in Co. Cork.
The oldest headstone that we came across in the graveyard at the abbey was in memory of Dominic Sheahan, who died in 1760.
According to Westropp, there was also a Killeen in Abbeyfeale.
Holy Wells
The well in Abbeyfeale is in the townland of Dromtrasna North on the lands
of Mr Nicholas Cotter. Mr. Cotter is a cousin of Bishop Timothy Cotter who
is a bishop with the Augustinians in Maiduguri, Nigeria. The well is locally
called the Killeenagh Well but is also known as Tobermurry. The well is also
dedicated to St Ita.
The old road from Killeedy to Abbeyfeale used to pass right beside the well and there was a village situated at this point. Today, the well is situated about a mile off the road. Devotions take place each Saturday during the month of May, and mass is also held here.
The statue was erected at the well during the 1960s and it is said locally that the stone from the famine church was used in the building of the wall at the well. The stream beneath the well flows into the river Allaughan. The well has never run dry. Danaher tells us the water can cure sore eyes and that the sick visited the well before sunrise. Flowers and religious objects used to be left at the well. Rags were also tied to the whitethorn trees as offerings. Legend has it that a woman washed clothes in the well and the well moved. St. Patrick heard about the well and blessed the well from a distance. It is said that St Ita walked to this point with St Brendan, as he would return home to Kerry with his carers.
Altar Field
A small area situated on a slope on the lands of Mr Kieran Curtin
in Ballybehy is known as the Altar Field. The old railway line runs along
side the field. In penal times, mass for the people of the parish was said
here. Nowadays, the field is overgrown by briars, and no one is known to visit
the field.
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On January 16th 1836, Daniel O'Connell sent a letter to a Mr. W. Leahy in
Irish in relation to a forthcoming visit to the area. Here is a translation
of the letter.
Tralee
15th January
Friday
Sir,
I will be at your house about two o'clock on Sunday - have four horses ready for me by two o'clock - take care that the drivers have mass. I will not arrive until after the last mass and will not allow any man to drive me who misses mass.
Truly Yours
Daniel O'Connell
| English Name | Irish Name | Meaning |
| Abbeyfeale | Mainistir na Féile | The monastery of An Fhéil |
| Abbeyfeale East | as above | |
| Abbeyfeale West | as above | |
| Ballaghbehy | Bealach Beithe | Way of the birch |
| Ballaghbehy North | as above | |
| Ballaghbehy South | as above | |
| Caher (Connell) | An Chathair | The stone fort of Connell |
| Caher (Hayes) | as above | The stone fort of Hayes |
| Caher (Lane) | as above | The stone fort of Lane |
| Crag | An Chraig | The rock |
| Dromtrasna (Collins) | An Drom Tarsna | The transverse ridge |
| Dromtrasna (Harnet) | as above | |
| Dromtrasna North | as above | |
| Dromtrasna South | as above | |
| Kilkinlea Lower | Cill Chonléith | The church of Conliath |
| Kilkinlea Upper | as above | |
| Knockbrack | An Cnoc Breac | The speckled hill |
| Knocknasnaa | Cnoc na Sionnach | The hill of the foxes |
| Port | An Port | The bank |
| Year | Parish Priest | Curate(s) |
| 1704 - ? | James O’Connor | |
| ? – c.1775 | Luke Collins | |
| c.1775 - ? | Maurice Roche | |
| ? - 1799 | Thomas Sullivan | |
| 1799 - 1800 | David O’Sullivan | |
| 1800 - 1813 | Thomas O’Neill | |
| 1813 - 1814 | John Sheehy | |
| 1814 - 1825 | David Fitzgerald | |
| 1825 – 1836 | Daniel Lyddy | |
| 1837 | Daniel Lyddy | Denis O'Brien |
| 1838 | Daniel Lyddy | Denis O'Brien |
| 1839 | Daniel Lyddy | James Hogan |
| 1840 | Daniel Lyddy | Denis Meaney |
| 1841 | Daniel Lyddy | Denis Meaney |
| 1842 | Daniel Lyddy | Denis Meaney |
| 1843 | Daniel Lyddy | Denis Meaney |
| 1844 | Daniel Lyddy | Denis Meaney |
| 1845 | Daniel Lyddy | Richard Shanahan |
| 1846 | Daniel Lyddy | Richard Shanahan |
| 1847 | Daniel Lyddy | Richard Shanahan |
| 1848 | Daniel Lyddy | Richard Shanahan |
| 1849 | Daniel Lyddy | Richard Shanahan |
| 1850 | Daniel Lyddy | Richard Shanahan |
| 1851 | Thomas O' Corroll | William Power |
| 1852 | Thomas O' Corroll | William Power |
| 1853 | Thomas O' Corroll | Richard Power |
| 1854 | Thomas O' Corroll | Richard Power |
| 1855 | Thomas O' Corroll | Richard Power |
| 1856 | Thomas O' Corroll | Richard Power |
| 1857 | M. Coghlan D.D. | Richard Power |
| 1858 | M. Coghlan D.D. | Richard Power |
| 1859 | M. Coghlan D.D. | Richard Power |
| 1860 | M. Coghlan D.D. | Richard Power |
| 1861 | M. Coghlan D.D. | Richard Power |
| 1862 | M. Coghlan D.D. | Richard Power |
| 1863 | M. Coghlan D.D. | Richard Power |
| 1864 | M. Coghlan D.D. | Michael Connery |
| 1865 | M. Coghlan D.D. | Michael Connery |
| 1866 | M. Coghlan D.D. | Michael Connery |
| 1867 | M. Coghlan D.D. | Michael Connery |
| 1868 | M. Coghlan D.D. | Michael Connery |
| 1869 | M. Coghlan D.D. | Michael Connery |
| 1870 | M. Coghlan D.D. | Michael Connery |
| 1871 | M. Coghlan D.D. | Michael Connery |
| John Fitzgerald | ||
| 1872 | M. Coghlan D.D. | Michael Connery |
| William Casey | ||
| 1873 | M. Coghlan D.D. | Michael Connery |
| William Casey | ||
| 1874 | M. Coghlan D.D. | Michael Connery |
| William Casey | ||
| 1875 | M. Coghlan D.D. | Michael Connery |
| William Casey | ||
| 1876 | M. Coghlan D.D. | Michael Connery |
| William Casey | ||
| 1877 | M. Coghlan D.D. | Michael Connery |
| William Casey | ||
| 1878 | M. Coghlan D.D. | William Casey |
| William Mulcahy | ||
| 1879 | M. Coghlan D.D. | William Casey |
| William Mulcahy | ||
| 1880 | M. Coghlan D.D. | William Casey |
| Michael Byrne | ||
| 1881 | M. Coghlan D.D. | William Casey |
| Michael Byrne | ||
| 1882 | M. Coghlan D.D. | William Casey |
| Michael Byrne | ||
| 1883 | M. Coghlan D.D. | William Casey |
| Michael Byrne | ||
| 1884 | William Casey (Adm.) | Michael Byrne |
| 1885 | William Casey (Adm.) | Michael Byrne |
| 1886 | William Casey (Adm.) | Michael Byrne |
| 1887 | William Casey (Adm.) | James Cregan |
| 1888 | William Casey | Timothy Curtin |
| 1889 | William Casey | Timothy Curtin |
| 1890 | William Casey | Timothy Curtin |
| 1891 | William Casey | Timothy Curtin |
| 1892 | William Casey | Timothy Curtin |
| 1893 | William Casey | Timothy Curtin |
| 1894 | William Casey | Timothy Curtin |
| 1895 | William Casey | Timothy Curtin |
| 1896 | William Casey | William Fenton |
| 1897 | William Casey | William Fenton |
| 1898 | William Casey | William Fenton |
| 1899 | William Casey | William Fenton |
| 1900 | William Casey | William Fenton |
| 1901 | William Casey | Robert Ambrose |
| 1902 | William Casey | Robert Ambrose |
| 1903 | William Casey | Robert Ambrose |
| 1904 | William Casey | Robert Ambrose |
| 1905 | William Casey | William Fenton |
| 1906 | William Casey | William Fenton |
| 1907 | William Casey | William Fenton |
| 1908 | William Casey | William Fenton |
| 1909 | Patrick Lee | William Fenton |
| 1910 | Patrick Lee | William Fenton |
| Christopher Halpin | ||
| 1911 | Patrick Lee | William Fenton |
| Christopher Halpin | ||
| 1912 | Patrick Lee | William Fenton |
| Christopher Halpin | ||
| 1913 | Canon Patrick Lee | D. O’Riordan |
| Christopher Halpin | ||
| 1914 | Canon Patrick Lee | D. O’Riordan |
| Christopher Halpin | ||
| 1915 | Canon Patrick Lee | D. O’Riordan |
| Christopher Halpin | ||
| 1916 | Canon Patrick Lee | John Carr |
| D. O’Riordan | ||
| 1917 | Canon Patrick Lee | John Carr |
| D. O’Riordan | ||
| 1918 | Canon Patrick Lee | John Carr |
| David Fitzgerald | ||
| 1919 | Canon J. M. Cregan | John Carr |
| David Fitzgerald | ||
| 1920 | Canon J. M. Cregan | John Carr |
| David Fitzgerald | ||
| 1921 | Canon J. M. Cregan | John Carr |
| David Fitzgerald | ||
| 1922 | Canon J. M. Cregan | John Carr |
| David Fitzgerald | ||
| 1923 | Canon J. M. Cregan | John Carr |
| Thomas Mortell | ||
| 1924 | Canon J. M. Cregan | John Carr |
| Thomas Mortell | ||
| 1925 | Canon Jeremiah Murphy | Thomas Mortell |
| John Houlihan | ||
| 1926 | Canon Jeremiah Murphy | Thomas Mortell |
| John Houlihan | ||
| 1927 | Canon Jeremiah Murphy | John Houlihan |
| Patrick Ruddle | ||
| 1928 | Canon Jeremiah Murphy | John Houlihan |
| Patrick Ruddle | ||
| 1929 | Canon Jeremiah Murphy | John Houlihan |
| Patrick Ruddle | ||
| 1930 | Canon Jeremiah Murphy | John Houlihan |
| Patrick Ruddle | ||
| 1931 | Canon Jeremiah Murphy | John Houlihan |
| Patrick Ruddle | ||
| 1932 | Canon Jeremiah Murphy | John Houlihan |
| Patrick Ruddle | ||
| 1933 | Canon Jeremiah Murphy | John Houlihan |
| Patrick Ruddle | ||
| 1934 | Canon Jeremiah Murphy | John Houlihan |
| Patrick Ruddle | ||
| 1935 | Canon Jeremiah Murphy | John Houlihan |
| Patrick Ruddle | ||
| 1936 | Canon Jeremiah Murphy | John Houlihan |
| Patrick Ruddle | ||
| 1937 | Canon Thomas Hogan | John Houlihan |
| William Meade | ||
| 1938 | Canon Thomas Hogan | John Houlihan |
| William Meade | ||
| 1939 | Canon Thomas Hogan | John Houlihan |
| William Meade | ||
| 1940 | Canon Thomas Hogan | John Houlihan |
| William Meade | ||
| 1941 | Canon Thomas Hogan | John Houlihan |
| William Meade | ||
| 1942 | Canon Thomas Hogan | John Houlihan |
| William Meade | ||
| 1943 | Canon Thomas Hogan | John Houlihan |
| William Meade | ||
| 1944 | Canon Thomas Hogan | John Halpin |
| John Liston | ||
| 1945 | Canon Patrick Carroll | John Halpin |
| John Liston | ||
| 1946 | Canon Patrick Carroll | John Halpin |
| John Liston | ||
| 1947 | Canon Patrick Carroll | John Halpin |
| John Liston | ||
| 1948 | Canon Patrick Carroll | John Halpin |
| John Liston | ||
| 1949 | Canon Patrick Carroll | John Halpin |
| John Liston | ||
| 1950 | Canon Patrick Carroll | John Halpin |
| John Liston | ||
| 1951 | Canon Patrick Carroll | John Halpin |
| John Liston | ||
| 1952 | Canon Patrick Carroll | John Halpin |
| John Liston | ||
| 1953 | Canon Patrick Carroll | John Halpin |
| John Liston | ||
| 1954 | Canon Patrick Carroll | John Halpin |
| John Liston | ||
| 1955 | Canon Patrick Carroll | John Halpin |
| John Liston | ||
| 1956 | Canon Patrick Carroll | John Halpin |
| John Liston | ||
| 1957 | Canon Patrick Carroll | John Halpin |
| John Liston | ||
| 1958 | Canon Patrick Carroll | Michael Frawley |
| John Liston | ||
| 1959 | Canon Patrick Carroll | Michael Frawley |
| John Liston | ||
| 1960 | Canon Patrick Lynch | Michael Frawley |
| John Liston | ||
| 1961 | Canon Patrick Lynch | Michael Frawley |
| John Liston | ||
| 1962 | Canon Patrick Lynch | Michael Frawley |
| John Liston | ||
| 1963 | Canon Patrick Lynch | Michael Frawley |
| John Liston | ||
| 1964 | Canon Patrick Lynch | Michael Frawley |
| John Liston | ||
| 1965 | Robert O’Sullivan | Michael Frawley |
| Timothy Greene | ||
| 1966 | Canon Philip Enright | Michael Frawley |
| Timothy Greene | ||
| 1967 | Canon Philip Enright | Michael Frawley |
| Timothy Greene | ||
| 1968 | Canon Philip Enright | Michael Frawley |
| Charles O’Neill | ||
| 1969 | Canon Philip Enright | Michael Frawley |
| Charles O’Neill | ||
| 1970 | Canon Michael Purtill | Michael Frawley |
| Charles O’Neill | ||
| 1971 | Canon Michael Purtill | Michael Frawley |
| Charles O’Neill | ||
| 1972 | Canon Michael Purtill | Charles O’Neill |
| Eamonn Dillane | ||
| 1973 | Canon Michael Purtill | Charles O’Neill |
| Eamonn Dillane | ||
| 1974 | Canon Michael Purtill | Charles O’Neill |
| Eamonn Dillane | ||
| 1975 | Canon Michael Purtill | Charles O’Neill |
| Eamonn Dillane | ||
| 1976 | Canon Daniel Gallagher | Charles O'Neill |
| Eamonn Dillane | ||
| 1977 | Mgr. Daniel Gallagher | Charles O'Neill |
| Eamonn Dillane | ||
| 1978 | Mgr. Daniel Gallagher | Charles O’Neill |
| Eamonn Dillane | ||
| 1979 | Mgr. Daniel Gallagher | Charles O’Neill |
| Eamonn Dillane | ||
| 1980 | Mgr. Daniel Gallagher | Eamonn Dillane |
| John Fitzgerald | ||
| 1981 | Mgr. Daniel Gallagher | John Fitzgerald |
| Joseph Kennedy | ||
| 1982 | Mgr. Daniel Gallagher | John Fitzgerald |
| Joseph Kennedy | ||
| 1983 | Mgr. Daniel Gallagher | John Fitzgerald |
| Joseph Kennedy | ||
| 1984 | Mgr. Daniel Gallagher | John Fitzgerald |
| Joseph Kennedy | ||
| 1985 | Mgr. Daniel Gallagher | John Fitzgerald |
| Joseph Kennedy | ||
| 1986 | Mgr. Daniel Gallagher | John Fitzgerald |
| Joseph Kennedy | ||
| 1987 | Mgr. Daniel Gallagher | John Fitzgerald |
| Joseph Kennedy | ||
| 1988 | Mgr. Daniel Gallagher | John Fitzgerald |
| Joseph Shire | ||
| 1989 | James Neville | John Fitzgerald |
| Mgr. Daniel Gallagher | ||
| 1990 | Canon James Neville | John Fitzgerald |
| Mgr. Daniel Gallagher | ||
| 1991 | Canon James Neville | John Fitzgerald |
| Eugene Boyce | ||
| 1992 | Canon James Neville | John Fitzgerald |
| Eugene Boyce | ||
| 1993 | Canon James Neville | John Fitzgerald |
| Eugene Boyce | ||
| 1994 | Canon James Neville | John Fitzgerald |
| Eugene Boyce | ||
| 1995 | Canon James Neville | John Fitzgerald |
| Eugene Boyce | ||
| 1996 | Canon James Neville | John Fitzgerald |
| Michael Cussen | ||
| 1997 | Canon James Neville | Michael Cussen |
| Leo McDonnell | ||
| 1998 | Canon James Neville | Leo McDonnell |
| Timothy Curtin | ||
| 1999 | Canon James Neville | Leo McDonnell |
| Timothy Curtin | ||
| 2000 | Canon James Neville | Leo McDonnell |
| Timothy Curtin | ||
| 2001 | Canon James Neville | Leo McDonnell |
| 2002 | Canon James Neville | Leo McDonnell |
| 2003 | John O'Shea | Leo McDonnell |
| 2004 | John O'Shea | Leo McDonnell |
| 2005 | John O'Shea | Leo McDonnell |
| 2006 | John Canon O'Shea | Leo McDonnell |
| 2007 | John Canon O'Shea | Leo McDonnell |
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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