Killeigh parish
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Killeigh parish is a Catholic parish in County Offaly within the Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin in Ireland.[1]
Name
The English name Killeigh (Template:Irish derived place name) refers to the former existence of a monastery in the area. It was in this monastery that the first priests in the parish are believed to have lived.[2]
Location
The area of the parish, which is near the Slieve Bloom Mountains, contains five villages: Killurin, Geashill, Ballinagar, Cloneygowan and Killeigh.[3][4] According to the parish website, it is the largest parish in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin and the second largest in the country.[1]
Priests
As of 2024[update], the parish priest is Fr. John Stapleton.[1] Fr. Thomas Coonan (curate) is also associated with the parish.[5]
Churches
The parish is served by three churches:
- St. Patrick's Church, Killeigh
- St Joseph's Church, Ballinagar
- St Mary's Church, Raheen (outside Geashill).[5] It serves Geashill and Cloneygowan and was built halfway between the two villages because land in the villages was owned by Protestant landowners and they could not build a Catholic church, so one was built halfway between the two villages.[citation needed]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Killeigh Parish". www.killeigh.com. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ↑ "Parish History - Killeigh Parish". www.killeigh.com. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
- ↑ "Parish Map - Killeigh Parish". www.killeigh.com. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ↑ "Killeigh, Kildare and Leighlin - Catholic Parish Registers at the NLI". registers.nli.ie. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Parish of Killeigh". Kandle. Kildare & Leighlin Diocese. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
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