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Brief Parish History & Geographical Location
The parish of St Michael's was one of the five original parishes in Limerick City. St Michael's was a joint parish with St. John's until 1704 when Fr Murtagh O'Hehir became the first parish priest of the new parish.
Today the parish has changed greatly since the eighteenth century. St Michael's has been divided up as the city of Limerick has grown. The southern part of the parish was formed into a new parish called Our Lady of Lourdes in 1963. Ten years later in 1973, St Michael's was the biggest parish in Munster. In that year Bishop Henry Murphy decided to create the new parishes of St Joseph's and St Saviour's from the west of St Michael's parish.
From then St. Michael's was no longer a mensal parish and
its first parish priest was the Very Rev. Michael Manning. The present area
of the parish is now roughly from Cecil Street to Bank Place and the population
of the parish is around 1,000. Today St. Michael's is the smallest parish
in Limerick City. It is situated in the central shopping area of the city.
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.
Rev. Thady Lynch P.P. built a church on this site between 1779 (when the foundation stone was laid) and 1781 when the church was opened on 29 September 1781. There is a stone in memory of Fr. Lynch in the south transept. The Arthur family owned the land on which the church was built and would not allow any houses to be built on the site. In 1881 this church was rebuilt under the supervision of Mr M. Morris and cost £7,400. During the building of this new church human remains were found, which are believed to have belonged to the defenders of the city in 1690 during the siege of Limerick. The remains were re-interred under the altar to the Sacred Heart in 1881. While the church was being built, mass was said in the Town Hall from the summer of 1881 until Christmas Day 1882.
When the church was built, the landscape of the city was vastly different to the present day as open fields surrounded St. Michael's church. The church is situated at the bottom of Chapel Lane but the entrance to the church is from Denmark St. The church was further enlarged in 1805. It is an Italianate church with Romanesque features.
A church bell was acquired and was first used in the church on January 1st 1815. One of the two Holy Water fonts at the side entrance shows the Archangel Michael slaying the Dragon while the other shows St. Christopher fording the river whilst holding the infant Jesus. The bell tower is capped by a very striking gilt representation of Satan being vanquished by the Archangel, St. Michael.
As you walk into the church, there is a monument to the Crucifixion of Our Lord while to the left of this monument there is another statue of the Pieta. On the far wall on the church there is a small statue of Mary teaching Jesus to read. The stained glass windows in the church are plain.
As you walk up the left-hand aisle of the church, there is a scaled model of St Michael's church.
There are two large plaques in the church and both are situated in the left transept. The first plaque, which cost £300, is to the memory of Fr. Patrick Hogan. It was commissioned after his death in 1838. In Fr Hogan's will he left £2,000 to the Park College, which was used to build St. Munchin's College.
The second monument is to Patrick Arthur, and was erected after his death in 1779. Prior to the church renovations in 1881, the flagstone was over his grave in the centre of the church. The people of the parish erected the monument at a cost of £300.
On the left of the main altar there is a shrine to Pope Pius X. The baptismal font is also on this side of the altar. Over the main altar there is a large crucifix. To the right of the main altar is the tabernacle, which is on an altar donated by Mary O'Donovan and her late husband Anthony. This altar depicts a scene from the Last Supper. On the right hand side of the church, there is a print of the portrait of Blessed Oliver Plunkett and a picture of the Mother of Perpetual Succour.
Fr. Hogan asked John Gubbins to paint the Crucifixion over the Virgin Altar in the church. The inscription over the North transept door dates from 1805 while the inscription over the south transept door dates from 1779. The north transept was added in 1805.
Many of the features in the original St. Michael's church were sent to Raheen
and Donaghmore chapels in 1881. The two side altars in the church, the Sacred
Heart and the Blessed Virgin Mary were both removed. The High Altar, the altar
rails and the church bell were sent to Raheen chapel around this time too.
In 1881 the three old font stones were removed into the sacristy where they
can be still seen to this day. The three stones represent scenes from the
Crucifixion and the Last Supper along with a stone commemorating Fr. Patrick
Hogan.
In the mortuary chapel there are two Holy Water fonts: one of the Madonna and Child, the other of St. Patrick.
The tabernacle shows the Archangel Michael
The interior of the church is today plain and simple but in the past the church was referred to as the 'chapel of statues' due to its large numbers of statues. Further renovations took place in St. Michael's during 1967/68. Nearly all the statues have been removed in the last 30 years. The high altar was similar to the altar in St. Joseph's parish church and its present whereabouts is unknown. The high altar stands on the site of the old sacristy from 1779. A side altar shows a scene from the Last Supper and may have once been part of the old high altar.
Extensive records dating back to the establishment of the church are kept in the sacristy of the church. There also exists in the sacristy an extensive collection of chalices and ciboria, which were donated by parishioners over the centuries.
This feature of the main altar is the only believed link from the original church in 1779 through the renovations in 1805, 1881 and 1967/68 right through to the present day.
Before that, there was a church to St. Michael the Archangel was built on an island where the Abbey River spread out above Baal's Bridge. From old maps and drawings of Limerick City, this island was situated between Englishtown and Irishtown. This area was outside the city gate called West Watergate.
The church was probably originally built by the Normans as they had a great devotion to St Michael. It was likely to have been in the grounds of the graveyard that is now across the street from the Granary building in Michael St.. This church was in ruins by early in the seventeenth century and was totally dismantled prior to Cromwell's siege of 1651.
The earliest mention of St. Michael's is in the Black Book of Limerick in 1205. It was originally a prebandal but this ended during the 13th century when it became part of the Archdeaconry of St. Mary's Cathedral in 1418.
In 1735, Dr. Pierce Creagh arrived from Rome with a papal bull for the Catholic Archdeaconship of the parish. However, as the parish and its parishioners were so poor and could not support a priest, Dr. Creagh did not take the parish.
From 1781 to around 1816, the priests lived in Robert Street, which was next to the sacristy. The priests of the parish also lived in Sexton Street House. Each house was home for two priests. Edward Thomas O'Dwyer was a curate in the parish from c.1875 to 1886 and later became the Bishop of the diocese from 1886 until his death in 1917.
Buried within the church are:
Patrick Arthur (died 1779)
Died 1779
Dean Thady O'Flynn
Died 1813
Fr. Pat Hogan
Died 1839
An old graveyard is situated across the road from the Granary building in Michael St. This graveyard is somewhat hidden behind the buildings in that street. A plaque in the graveyard states that this was probably the site of a church in Norman times.
The graveyard was restored by the Limerick Civic Trust through a Teamwork Youth Scheme in 1986. The oldest headstone that we found in the graveyard was in memory of Catherine Barry who died on February 12 1766, aged 92. Many of the headstones in the graveyard are hard to read as the inscriptions have faded away.
| Year | Parish Priest | Curate(s) |
| 1704 – 1727 | Murtagh O’Hehir | |
| 1727 – 1769 | Walter Bourke | |
| 1769 – 1799 | Thady Lynch | |
| 1799 – 1813 | Thady O’Flynn | |
| 1813 – 1836 | Patrick Hogan | |
| 1837 | Patrick Hogan | Patrick Darcy |
| James Raleigh | ||
| James Synan | ||
| 1838 | Patrick Hogan | Patrick Darcy |
| James Raleigh | ||
| James Synan | ||
| 1839 | Patrick Hogan | Patrick Darcy |
| James Raleigh | ||
| James Synan | ||
| 1840 | Bishop’s Parish* | Patrick Darcy |
| James Raleigh | ||
| Mortimer Murrane | ||
| James Synan | ||
| 1841 | Bishop’s Parish | Patrick Darcy |
| James Raleigh | ||
| Mortimer Murrane | ||
| James Synan | ||
| 1842 | Bishop’s Parish | Patrick Darcy |
| James Raleigh | ||
| Mortimer Murrane | ||
| James Synan | ||
| 1843 | Bishop’s Parish | Patrick D’Arcy |
| James Raleigh | ||
| Mortimer Murrane | ||
| James Synan | ||
| 1844 | Bishop’s Parish | Patrick D’Arcy |
| James Raleigh | ||
| Mortimer Murrane | ||
| James Synan | ||
| 1845 | Bishop’s Parish | Michael Ryan |
| George Bulter | ||
| Patrick D’Arcy | ||
| James Raleigh | ||
| Mortimer Murrane | ||
| James Synan | ||
| 1846 | Bishop’s Parish | Michael Ryan |
| John Bunton | ||
| James Raleigh | ||
| Mortimer Murrane | ||
| James Synan | ||
| George Bulter | ||
| 1847 | Bishop’s Parish | Michael Ryan |
| John Bunton | ||
| James Raleigh | ||
| Mortimer Murrane | ||
| James Synan | ||
| George Bulter | ||
| James Stokes | ||
| 1848 | Bishop’s Parish | John Bunton |
| Joseph Quinlan | ||
| James Raleigh | ||
| James Synan | ||
| George Bulter | ||
| James Stokes | ||
| M. Coghlan D.D. | ||
| 1849 | Bishop’s Parish | John Bunton |
| Joseph Quinlan | ||
| James Raleigh | ||
| James Synan | ||
| George Bulter | ||
| James Stokes | ||
| M. Coghlan D.D. | ||
| Joseph Darrac | ||
| 1850 | Bishop’s Parish | M. Coghlan D.D. |
| James Synan | ||
| George Bulter | ||
| James Stokes | ||
| Joseph Darrac | ||
| James O’Donnell | ||
| 1851 | Bishop’s Parish | John Ryan |
| James Synan | ||
| George Bulter | ||
| M. Coghlan D.D. | ||
| Joseph Darrac | ||
| Henry O’Farrell | ||
| R. O’Brien | ||
| 1852 | Bishop’s Parish | John Ryan |
| James Synan | ||
| George Bulter | ||
| M. Coghlan D.D. | ||
| Joseph Darrac | ||
| Henry O’Farrell | ||
| R. O’Brien | ||
| 1853 | Bishop’s Parish | James Synan |
| George Bulter | ||
| M. Coghlan D.D. | ||
| Joseph Darrac | ||
| Henry O’Farrell | ||
| R. O’Brien | ||
| 1854 | Bishop’s Parish | James Synan |
| George Bulter | ||
| M. Coghlan D.D. | ||
| Joseph Darrac | ||
| Henry O’Farrell | ||
| James O’Brien | ||
| 1855 | Bishop’s Parish | James Synan |
| George Bulter | ||
| M. Coghlan D.D. | ||
| Joseph Darrac | ||
| Henry O’Farrell | ||
| James O’Brien | ||
| 1856 | Bishop’s Parish | James Synan |
| George Bulter | ||
| M. Coghlan D.D. | ||
| Joseph Darrac | ||
| Henry O’Farrell | ||
| James O’Brien | ||
| 1857 | Bishop’s Parish | James Synan |
| George Bulter | ||
| James O’Brien | ||
| Joseph Darrac | ||
| Henry O’Farrell | ||
| Jas. O’Brien | ||
| 1858 | Bishop’s Parish | Joseph Darrack |
| James O’Brien | ||
| James Hickey | ||
| William Molony | ||
| Jas. O’Brien | ||
| Henry O’Farrell | ||
| 1859 | Bishop’s Parish | Joseph Darrack |
| James O’Brien | ||
| Richard O’Brien | ||
| James Hickey | ||
| William Molony | ||
| John Shannon | ||
| 1860 | Bishop’s Parish | James O’Brien (Adm.) |
| James Hickey | ||
| William Molony | ||
| John Mulqueen | ||
| 1861 | Bishop’s Parish | James O’Brien (Adm.) |
| Thomas Browne | ||
| William Molony | ||
| John Mulqueen | ||
| 1862 | Bishop’s Parish | James O’Brien (Adm.) |
| Thomas Browne | ||
| William Molony | ||
| John Mulqueen | ||
| 1863 | Bishop’s Parish | James O’Brien (Adm.) |
| Thomas Browne | ||
| William Molony | ||
| John Mulqueen | ||
| 1864 | Bishop’s Parish | Thomas Browne (Adm.) |
| Michael Malone | ||
| John Mulqueen | ||
| Tim Shanahan | ||
| 1865 | Bishop’s Parish | Thomas Browne (Adm.) |
| Michael Malone | ||
| John Mulqueen | ||
| Tim Shanahan | ||
| 1866 | Bishop’s Parish | Thomas Browne (Adm.) |
| John Mulqueen | ||
| Michael Malone | ||
| 1867 | Bishop’s Parish | Thomas Browne (Adm.) |
| Michael Malone | ||
| John Mulqueen | ||
| Tim Shanahan | ||
| 1868 | Bishop's Parish | Thomas Browne (Adm.) |
| Michael Malone | ||
| John Mulqueen | ||
| Tim Shanahan | ||
| 1869 | Bishop’s Parish | Thomas Browne (Adm.) |
| John Mulqueen | ||
| Michael Malone | ||
| Tim Shanahan | ||
| 1870 | Bishop’s Parish | Thomas Browne (Adm.) |
| John Mulqueen | ||
| Michael Malone | ||
| Tim Shanahan | ||
| 1871 | Bishop’s Parish | Thomas Browne (Adm.) |
| John Mulqueen | ||
| Tim Shanahan | ||
| D. Fitzgerald | ||
| 1872 | Bishop’s Parish | John Mulqueen (Adm.) |
| Tim Shanahan | ||
| D. Fitzgerald | ||
| C. Conway | ||
| 1873 | Bishop’s Parish | John Mulqueen (Adm.) |
| Tim Shanahan | ||
| D. Fitzgerald | ||
| C. Conway | ||
| 1874 | Bishop’s Parish | John Mulqueen (Adm.) |
| Tim Shanahan | ||
| D. Fitzgerald | ||
| C. Conway | ||
| 1875 | Bishop’s Parish | John Mulqueen (Adm.) |
| Edward O’Dwyer | ||
| D. Fitzgerald | ||
| C. Conway | ||
| 1876 | Bishop’s Parish | John Mulqueen (Adm.) |
| Edward O’Dwyer | ||
| D. Fitzgerald | ||
| C. Conway | ||
| 1877 | Bishop’s Parish | John Mulqueen (Adm.) |
| Edward O’Dwyer | ||
| D. Fitzgerald | ||
| C. Conway | ||
| 1878 | Bishop’s Parish | D. Fitzgerald (Adm.) |
| Edward O’Dwyer | ||
| James O’Shea | ||
| C. Conway | ||
| 1879 | Bishop’s Parish | C. Conway (Adm.) |
| Edward O’Dwyer | ||
| James O’Shea | ||
| J. O’Shaughnessy | ||
| 1880 | Bishop’s Parish | C. Conway (Adm.) |
| Edward O’Dwyer | ||
| James O’Shea | ||
| J. O’Shaughnessy | ||
| 1881 | Bishop’s Parish | C. Conway (Adm.) |
| Edward O’Dwyer | ||
| James O’Shea | ||
| J. O’Shaughnessy | ||
| 1882 | Bishop's Parish | C. Conway (Adm.) |
| Edward O'Dwyer | ||
| James O'Shea | ||
| J. O'Shaughnessy | ||
| 1883 | Bishop’s Parish | C. Conway (Adm.) |
| Edward O’Dwyer | ||
| James O’Shea | ||
| J. O’Shaughnessy | ||
| Denis Shanahan | ||
| 1884 | Bishop’s Parish | C. Conway (Adm.) |
| Edward O’Dwyer | ||
| James O’Shea | ||
| J. O’Shaughnessy | ||
| Denis Shanahan | ||
| 1885 | Bishop’s Parish | C. Conway (Adm.) |
| Edward O’Dwyer | ||
| James O’Shea | ||
| J. O’Shaughnessy | ||
| Denis Shanahan | ||
| 1886 | Bishop’s Parish | C. Conway (Adm.) |
| Edward O’Dwyer | ||
| James O’Shea | ||
| J. O’Shaughnessy | ||
| Denis Shanahan | ||
| 1887 | Bishop’s Parish | James O’Shea (Adm.) |
| J. O’Shaughnessy | ||
| Denis Shanahan | ||
| Denis Hallahan D.D. | ||
| 1888 | Bishop’s Parish | James O’Shea (Adm.) |
| J. O’Shaughnessy | ||
| Denis Shanahan | ||
| Denis Hallahan D.D. | ||
| Jeremiah O’Grady | ||
| 1889 | Bishop’s Parish | James O’Shea (Adm.) |
| J. O’Shaughnessy | ||
| Denis Shanahan | ||
| Denis Hallahan D.D. | ||
| Jeremiah O’Grady | ||
| 1890 | Bishop’s Parish | James O’Shea (Adm.) |
| J. O’Shaughnessy | ||
| Denis Hallahan D.D. | ||
| Jeremiah O’Grady | ||
| 1891 | Bishop’s Parish | James O’Shea (Adm.) |
| Denis Shanahan | ||
| Denis Hallahan | ||
| Jeremiah O’Grady | ||
| 1892 | Bishop’s Parish | James O’Shea (Adm.) |
| Denis Shanahan | ||
| Denis Hallahan | ||
| Jeremiah O’Grady | ||
| 1893 | Bishop’s Parish | Denis Hallahan (Adm.) |
| Jeremiah O’Grady | ||
| Michael O’Donnell | ||
| James Cregan | ||
| 1894 | Bishop’s Parish | Denis Hallahan (Adm.) |
| Jeremiah O’Grady | ||
| Michael O’Donnell | ||
| James Cregan | ||
| 1895 | Bishop’s Parish | Denis Hallahan (Adm.) |
| Jeremiah O’Grady | ||
| Michael O’Donnell | ||
| James Cregan | ||
| 1896 | Bishop’s Parish | Michael O’Donnell (Adm.) |
| James Cregan | ||
| John Lee | ||
| Michael O’Riordan D.D. | ||
| 1897 | Bishop’s Parish | Michael O’Donnell (Adm.) |
| James Cregan | ||
| John Lee | ||
| Michael O’Riordan D.D. | ||
| 1898 | Bishop’s Parish | Michael O’Donnell (Adm.) |
| James Cregan | ||
| John Lee | ||
| Michael O’Riordan D.D. | ||
| 1899 | Bishop’s Parish | Michael O’Donnell (Adm.) |
| James Cregan | ||
| John Lee | ||
| Michael O’Riordan D.D. | ||
| 1900 | Bishop’s Parish | Michael O’Donnell (Adm.) |
| James Cregan | ||
| John Lee | ||
| Michael O’Riordan D.D. | ||
| 1901 | Bishop’s Parish | Michael O’Donnell (Adm.) |
| James Cregan | ||
| John Lee | ||
| Michael O’Riordan D.D. | ||
| 1902 | Bishop’s Parish | James Cregan (Adm.) |
| John Lee | ||
| Michael O’Riordan D.D. | ||
| Jeremiah O’Connor | ||
| 1903 | Bishop’s Parish | James Cregan (Adm.) |
| John Lee | ||
| Michael O’Riordan D.D. | ||
| Jeremiah O’Connor | ||
| 1904 | Bishop’s Parish | James Cregan (Adm.) |
| John Lee | ||
| Michael O’Riordan D.D. | ||
| Jeremiah O’Connor | ||
| 1905 | Bishop’s Parish | James Cregan (Adm.) |
| John Lee | ||
| Michael O’Riordan D.D. | ||
| Jeremiah O’Connor | ||
| James Carroll | ||
| Richard Devane | ||
| 1906 | Bishop’s Parish | James Cregan (Adm.) |
| John Lee | ||
| Jeremiah O’Connor | ||
| Jeremiah O’Shea | ||
| James Carroll | ||
| Richard Devane | ||
| 1907 | Bishop’s Parish | James Cregan (Adm.) |
| John Lee | ||
| Jeremiah O’Connor | ||
| Jeremiah O’Shea | ||
| James Carroll | ||
| Richard Devane | ||
| 1908 | Bishop’s Parish | John Lee (Adm.) |
| Jeremiah O’Connor | ||
| Jeremiah O’Shea | ||
| James Carroll | ||
| Richard Devane | ||
| Michael Hannan | ||
| 1909 | Bishop’s Parish | Jeremiah O’Connor (Adm.) |
| Jeremiah O’Shea | ||
| James Carroll | ||
| Richard Devane | ||
| Michael Hannan | ||
| 1910 | Bishop’s Parish | Jeremiah O’Connor (Adm.) |
| Jeremiah O’Shea | ||
| James Carroll | ||
| William Dwane | ||
| Richard Devane | ||
| Michael Hannan | ||
| 1911 | Bishop’s Parish | Jeremiah O’Connor (Adm.) |
| Jeremiah O’Shea | ||
| James Carroll | ||
| William Dwane | ||
| Richard Devane | ||
| Michael Hannan | ||
| 1912 | Bishop’s Parish | Jeremiah O’Connor (Adm.) |
| Jeremiah O’Shea | ||
| James Carroll | ||
| William Dwane | ||
| Richard Devane | ||
| Michael Hannan | ||
| 1913 | Bishop’s Parish | Jeremiah O’Connor (Adm.) |
| James Carroll | ||
| William Dwane | ||
| Richard Devane | ||
| Michael Hannan | ||
| P. Thornhill | ||
| 1914 | Bishop’s Parish | Jeremiah O’Connor (Adm.) |
| William Dwane | ||
| James Carroll | ||
| Richard Devane | ||
| Michael Hannan | ||
| P. Thornhill | ||
| 1915 | Bishop’s Parish | Jeremiah O’Connor (Adm.) |
| William Dwane | ||
| James Carroll | ||
| Richard Devane | ||
| Michael Hannan | ||
| P. Thornhill | ||
| 1916 | Bishop’s Parish | Jeremiah O’Connor (Adm.) |
| William Dwane | ||
| James Carroll | ||
| Richard Devane | ||
| Michael Hannan | ||
| P. Thornhill | ||
| 1917 | Bishop’s Parish | Jeremiah O’Connor (Adm.) |
| William Dwane | ||
| James Carroll | ||
| Richard Devane | ||
| Michael Hannan | ||
| P. Thornhill | ||
| 1918 | Bishop’s Parish | William Dwane (Adm.) |
| James Carroll | ||
| Richard Devane | ||
| Michael Hannan | ||
| P. Thornhill | ||
| Michael Tracy | ||
| 1919 | Bishop’s Parish | William Dwane (Adm.) |
| James Carroll | ||
| Michael Hannan | ||
| P. Thornhill | ||
| James Hayes | ||
| Michael Tracy | ||
| 1920 | Bishop’s Parish | William Dwane (Adm.) |
| James Carroll | ||
| Michael Hannan | ||
| P. Thornhill | ||
| James Hayes | ||
| Michael Tracy | ||
| 1921 | Bishop’s Parish | William Dwane (Adm.) |
| James Carroll | ||
| Michael Hannan | ||
| P. Thornhill | ||
| James Hayes | ||
| Michael Tracy | ||
| 1922 | Bishop’s Parish | William Dwane (Adm.) |
| James Carroll | ||
| Michael Hannan | ||
| P. Thornhill | ||
| M. Fitzpatrick | ||
| Miceál Ó Treara | ||
| 1923 | Bishop’s Parish | William Dwane (Adm.) |
| James Carroll | ||
| Michael Hannan | ||
| P. Thornhill | ||
| M. Fitzpatrick | ||
| Miceál Ó Treara | ||
| 1924 | Bishop’s Parish | William Dwane (Adm.) |
| James Carroll | ||
| Michael Hannan | ||
| P. Thornhill | ||
| M. Fitzpatrick | ||
| Miceál Ó Trearaig | ||
| 1925 | Bishop’s Parish | James Carroll (Adm.) |
| Michael Hannan | ||
| P. Thornhill | ||
| W. P. Harty | ||
| M. Fitzpatrick | ||
| James Cowper D.D. | ||
| 1926 | Bishop’s Parish | James Carroll (Adm.) |
| Michael Hannan | ||
| P. Thornhill | ||
| W. P. Harty | ||
| M. Fitzpatrick | ||
| James Cowper D.D. | ||
| 1927 | Bishop’s Parish | Michael Hannan (Adm.) |
| P. Thornhill | ||
| W. P. Harty | ||
| M. Fitzpatrick | ||
| James Cowper D.D. | ||
| Charles Moriarty | ||
| 1928 | Bishop’s Parish | P. Thornhill (Adm.) |
| W. P. Harty | ||
| M. Fitzpatrick | ||
| James Cowper D.D. | ||
| Charles Moriarty | ||
| 1929 | Bishop’s Parish | P. Thornhill (Adm.) |
| W. P. Harty | ||
| M. Fitzpatrick | ||
| W. J. Carroll | ||
| James Cowper D.D. | ||
| Charles Moriarty | ||
| 1930 | Bishop’s Parish | P. Thornhill (Adm.) |
| W. P. Harty | ||
| M. Fitzpatrick | ||
| W. J. Carroll | ||
| James Cowper D.D. | ||
| Charles Moriarty | ||
| 1931 | Bishop’s Parish | P. Thornhill (Adm.) |
| W. P. Harty | ||
| M. Fitzpatrick | ||
| W. J. Carroll | ||
| James Cowper D.D. | ||
| Charles Moriarty | ||
| 1932 | Bishop’s Parish | P. Thornhill (Adm.) |
| W. P. Harty | ||
| M. Fitzpatrick | ||
| W. J. Carroll | ||
| James Cowper D.D. | ||
| Charles Moriarty | ||
| 1933 | Bishop’s Parish | W. P. Harty (Adm.) |
| M. Fitzpatrick | ||
| W. J. Carroll | ||
| James Cowper D.D. | ||
| Charles Moriarty | ||
| John Kelly | ||
| 1934 | Bishop’s Parish | W. P. Harty (Adm.) |
| M. Fitzpatrick | ||
| W. J. Carroll | ||
| James Cowper D.D. | ||
| Charles Moriarty | ||
| John Kelly | ||
| 1935 | Bishop’s Parish | W. P. Harty (Adm.) |
| M. Fitzpatrick | ||
| W. J. Carroll | ||
| James Cowper D.D. | ||
| Charles Moriarty | ||
| John Kelly | ||
| 1936 | Bishop’s Parish | W. P. Harty (Adm.) |
| M. Fitzpatrick | ||
| W. J. Carroll | ||
| James Cowper D.D. | ||
| Charles Moriarty | ||
| R. O’Sullivan | ||
| 1937 | Bishop’s Parish | W. P. Harty (Adm.) |
| M. Fitzpatrick | ||
| W. J. Carroll | ||
| James Cowper D.D. | ||
| Charles Moriarty | ||
| R. O’Sullivan | ||
| 1938 | Bishop’s Parish | M. Fitzpatrick (Adm.) |
| W. J. Carroll | ||
| James Cowper D.D. | ||
| Charles Moriarty | ||
| John White | ||
| R. O’Sullivan | ||
| 1939 | Bishop’s Parish | W. J. Carroll (Adm.) |
| James Cowper D.D. | ||
| Charles Moriarty | ||
| John White | ||
| R. O’Sullivan | ||
| John Chawke | ||
| 1940 | Bishop’s Parish | W. J. Carroll (Adm.) |
| James Cowper D.D. | ||
| Charles Moriarty | ||
| John White | ||
| R. O’Sullivan | ||
| John Chawke | ||
| 1941 | Bishop’s Parish | W. J. Carroll (Adm.) |
| James Cowper D.D. | ||
| John White | ||
| R. O’Sullivan | ||
| John Chawke | ||
| T. Lyons | ||
| 1942 | Bishop’s Parish | W. J. Carroll (Adm.) |
| James Cowper D.D. | ||
| John White | ||
| R. O’Sullivan | ||
| John Chawke | ||
| T. Lyons | ||
| 1943 | Bishop’s Parish | W. J. Carroll (Adm.) |
| James Cowper D.D. | ||
| John White | ||
| R. O’Sullivan | ||
| T. Lyons | ||
| Martin O’Donnell | ||
| 1944 | Bishop’s Parish | James Cowper (Adm.) |
| John White | ||
| Robert O’Sullivan | ||
| Michael Minahan | ||
| Timothy Lyons | ||
| Martin O’Donnell | ||
| 1945 | Bishop’s Parish | James Cowper (Adm.) |
| John White | ||
| Robert O’Sullivan | ||
| Michael Minahan | ||
| Timothy Lyons | ||
| Martin O’Donnell | ||
| 1946 | Bishop’s Parish | James Cowper (Adm.) |
| John White | ||
| Robert O’Sullivan | ||
| Michael Minahan | ||
| Timothy Lyons | ||
| Martin O’Donnell | ||
| 1947 | Bishop’s Parish | John White (Adm.) |
| Robert O’Sullivan | ||
| Michael Minahan | ||
| Timothy Lyons | ||
| Edmund O’Dea | ||
| Martin O’Donnell | ||
| 1948 | Bishop’s Parish | John White (Adm.) |
| Robert O’Sullivan | ||
| Michael Minahan | ||
| Timothy Lyons | ||
| Edmund O’Dea | ||
| Martin O’Donnell | ||
| 1949 | Bishop’s Parish | John White (Adm.) |
| Robert O’Sullivan | ||
| Michael Minahan | ||
| Timothy Lyons | ||
| Edmund O’Dea | ||
| Martin O’Donnell | ||
| 1950 | Bishop’s Parish | John White (Adm.) |
| Robert O’Sullivan | ||
| Michael Minahan | ||
| Timothy Lyons | ||
| Edmund O’Dea | ||
| Martin O’Donnell | ||
| 1951 | Bishop’s Parish | John White (Adm.) |
| Robert O’Sullivan | ||
| Michael Minahan | ||
| Timothy Lyons | ||
| Edmund O’Dea | ||
| Martin O’Donnell | ||
| 1952 | Bishop’s Parish | John White (Adm.) |
| Robert O’Sullivan | ||
| Michael Minahan | ||
| Timothy Lyons | ||
| Edmund O’Dea | ||
| Martin O’Donnell | ||
| 1953 | Bishop’s Parish | John White (Adm.) |
| Robert O’Sullivan | ||
| Michael Minahan | ||
| Timothy Lyons | ||
| Edmund O’Dea | ||
| Martin O’Donnell | ||
| 1954 | Bishop’s Parish | John White (Adm.) |
| Robert O’Sullivan | ||
| Timothy Lyons | ||
| Edmund O’Dea | ||
| Martin O’Donnell | ||
| Patrick Lyons | ||
| 1955 | Bishop’s Parish | John White (Adm.) |
| Robert O’Sullivan | ||
| Timothy Lyons | ||
| Edmund O’Dea | ||
| Martin O’Donnell | ||
| Patrick Lyons | ||
| 1956 | Bishop’s Parish | Robert O’Sullivan (Adm.) |
| Timothy Lyons | ||
| Edmund O’Dea | ||
| Martin O’Donnell | ||
| Patrick Lyons | ||
| Michael Manning | ||
| 1957 | Bishop’s Parish | Robert O’Sullivan (Adm.) |
| Timothy Lyons | ||
| Edmund O’Dea | ||
| Martin O’Donnell | ||
| Michael Manning | ||
| 1958 | Bishop’s Parish | Robert O’Sullivan (Adm.) |
| Timothy Lyons | ||
| Edmund O’Dea | ||
| Martin O’Donnell | ||
| Michael Manning | ||
| 1959 | Bishop’s Parish | Robert O’Sullivan (Adm.) |
| Timothy Lyons | ||
| Edmund O’Dea | ||
| Martin O’Donnell | ||
| Michael Manning | ||
| 1960 | Bishop’s Parish | Robert O’Sullivan (Adm.) |
| Timothy Lyons | ||
| Edmund O’Dea | ||
| Martin O’Donnell | ||
| J. McCarthy | ||
| Michael Manning | ||
| 1961 | Bishop’s Parish | Robert O’Sullivan (Adm.) |
| Timothy Lyons | ||
| Edmund O’Dea | ||
| Martin O’Donnell | ||
| M. Madigan | ||
| Michael Manning | ||
| J. McCarthy | ||
| 1962 | Bishop’s Parish | Timothy Lyons (Adm.) |
| Edmund O’Dea | ||
| Martin O’Donnell | ||
| Michael Manning | ||
| Liam Boyle | ||
| J. McCarthy | ||
| F. Moriarty | ||
| 1963 | Bishop’s Parish | Timothy Lyons (Adm.) |
| Edmund O’Dea | ||
| Martin O’Donnell | ||
| Michael Manning | ||
| Liam Boyle | ||
| J. McCarthy | ||
| F. Moriarty | ||
| 1964 | Bishop’s Parish | Timothy Lyons (Adm.) |
| Edmund O’Dea | ||
| Martin O’Donnell | ||
| Michael Manning | ||
| Liam Boyle | ||
| 1965 | Bishop’s Parish | Edmund O’Dea (Adm.) |
| Martin O’Donnell | ||
| Michael Manning | ||
| Liam Boyle | ||
| Joseph Hourigan | ||
| 1966 | Bishop’s Parish | Edmund O’Dea (Adm.) |
| Martin O’Donnell | ||
| Michael Manning | ||
| Liam Boyle | ||
| Joseph Hourigan | ||
| 1967 | Bishop’s Parish | Martin O’Donnell (Adm.) |
| Michael Manning | ||
| Liam Boyle | ||
| Joseph Hourigan | ||
| Liam Kelly | ||
| 1968 | Bishop’s Parish | Martin O’Donnell (Adm.) |
| Michael Manning | ||
| Liam Boyle | ||
| Liam Kelly | ||
| Joseph Hourigan | ||
| 1969 | Bishop’s Parish | Martin O’Donnell (Adm.) |
| Michael Manning | ||
| Liam Boyle | ||
| Liam Kelly | ||
| Thomas Fennell | ||
| 1970 | Bishop’s Parish | Martin O’Donnell (Adm.) |
| Liam Boyle | ||
| Liam Kelly | ||
| Thomas Fennell | ||
| Michael Manning | ||
| 1971 | Bishop’s Parish | Michael Manning (Adm.) |
| Liam Boyle | ||
| Liam Kelly | ||
| Thomas Fennell | ||
| Donal Giltinan | ||
| 1972 | Bishop’s Parish | Michael Manning (Adm.) |
| Liam Boyle | ||
| Liam Kelly | ||
| John O’Shea | ||
| Fergal McAuliffe | ||
| 1973 | Bishop’s Parish | Michael Manning (Adm.) |
| Liam Boyle | ||
| Liam Kelly | ||
| John O’Shea | ||
| John Fleming | ||
| Michael Noonan | ||
| Maurice Costello | ||
| 1974 | Michael Manning | John Fleming |
| 1975 | Michael Manning | Edmund Irwin |
| 1976 | Michael Manning | John O'Shea |
| 1977 | Michael Manning | John O’Shea |
| 1978 | Michael Manning | John O’Shea |
| 1979 | Michael Manning | Desmond McAuliffe |
| 1980 | Francis Moriarty | Patrick O’Sullivan |
| 1981 | Francis Moriarty | Patrick O’Sullivan |
| 1982 | Francis Moriarty | Patrick O’Sullivan |
| 1983 | Francis Moriarty | Patrick O’Sullivan |
| 1984 | Francis Moriarty | Antoin O’Tuathaigh |
| 1985 | Francis Moriarty | Antoin O’Tuathaigh |
| 1986 | Francis Moriarty | Antoin O’Tuathaigh |
| 1987 | Francis Moriarty | Antoin O’Tuathaigh |
| 1988 | Francis Moriarty | |
| 1989 | Thomas Ryan | Patrick O’Shaughnessy |
| 1990 | Thomas Ryan | Patrick O’Shaughnessy |
| 1991 | Thomas Ryan | Patrick O’Shaughnessy |
| 1992 | Thomas Ryan | Vacant |
| 1993 | Thomas Ryan | David O’Connell |
| 1994 | Thomas Ryan | David O’Connor |
| 1995 | Thomas Ryan | David O’Connor |
| 1996 | David O’Connor (Adm.) | |
| 1997 | David O’Connor (Adm.) | |
| 1998 | Desmond McAuliffe | |
| 1999 | Desmond McAuliffe | |
| 2000 | Desmond McAuliffe | |
| 2001 | Desmond McAuliffe | |
| 2002 | Desmond McAuliffe | |
| 2003 | Desmond McAuliffe | |
| 2004 | Desmond McAuliffe | |
| 2005 | Noel Kirwan | |
| 2006 | Noel Kirwan | Derek Leonard |
| 2007 | Noel Kirwan | Chris O'Donnell |
| Szymon Czuwara |
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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