Killaloe | |
Settlement Type: | Roman Catholic parish |
Pushpin Map: | Ireland |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Ireland |
Coordinates: | 52.8 0 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Ireland |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Munster |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | County Clare |
Leader Title1: | Dáil Éireann |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Utc Offset1: | +0 |
Timezone1 Dst: | IST (WEST) |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | -1 |
Blank Name: | Irish Grid Reference |
Killaloe is a parish in County Clare, Ireland, and part of the Scáth na Sionnaine grouping of parishes within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe.
, the co-parish priest is James Grace.[1]
The main church of the parish is the Church of St. Flannan in Killaloe, built in 1836-1838 on lands donated by the Church of Ireland bishop Stephen Sandes. The church replaced an earlier chapel. The church grounds contains the Oratory of St. Lua that was moved there because of the impending flooding of its original location Friars Island due to the Shannon hydroelectric scheme.[2]
The second church of the parish is the Church of the Sacred Heart and St. Lua in Garranboy. This church was built in 1909, replacing a chapel built in 1812. The third church is the St. Thomas Church in Bridgetown. This church was built in 1832 and was nearly completely rebuilt during the renovations in 1970.[3]