Liscannor (parish)

Liscannor parish is a parish in County Clare, Ireland, and part of the Kilfenora Deanery of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora. It is bordering the Atlantic Ocean.^[1]

Liscannor
Roman Catholic parish
Liscannor Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°56′19″N 9°23′38″W
Country	Ireland
Province	Munster
County	County Clare
Government
• Dáil Éireann	Clare
Time zone	UTC+0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

Current (2021) parish priest is Denis Crosby.^[2]

The parish is an amalgamation of the mediaeval parishes of Kilmacrehy and Killaspuglonnane.^[3]

The main church of the parish is the Church of St. Bridget in Liscannor, built in 1858 on the site of an older church.^[4] The second church of the parish is the Church of St. Flannan in Moymore. This church was built in 1877.^[5]

References

1. O'Dowd, Peadar (2010). The Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora. An Illustrated History. Booklink. ISBN 978-1-906886-33-2. p. 199
2. Liscannor & Moymore - Clergy
3. O'Dowd, Peadar (2010). The Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora. An Illustrated History. Booklink. ISBN 978-1-906886-33-2. p. 200
4. O'Dowd, Peadar (2010). The Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora. An Illustrated History. Booklink. ISBN 978-1-906886-33-2. p. 200-201
5. O'Dowd, Peadar (2010). The Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora. An Illustrated History. Booklink. ISBN 978-1-906886-33-2. p. 202