County Clare is a county in Ireland, in the Mid-West Region and the province of Munster, bordered on the west by the Atlantic Ocean. Clare County Council is the local authority. The county had a population of 118,817 at the 2016 census. The county town and largest settlement is Ennis.
Kilfenora is a village and a civil parish in County Clare, Ireland. It is situated south of the karst limestone region known as the Burren. Since medieval times when it was the episcopal see of the Bishop of Kilfenora, it has been known as the "City of the Crosses" for its seven high crosses. The village had around 220 inhabitants in 2011. Much of the TV show Father Ted (1995–98) was filmed there.
Kilmacduagh Monastery is a ruined abbey near the town of Gort in County Galway, Ireland. It was the birthplace of the Diocese of Kilmacduagh. It was reportedly founded by Saint Colman, son of Duagh in the 7th century, on land given him by his cousin King Guaire Aidne mac Colmáin of Connacht.
Kilshanny is a village and a civil parish in Lisdoonvarna, County Clare, Ireland.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Middlesbrough is a Latin Rite Roman Catholic diocese based in Middlesbrough, England and is part of the province of Liverpool. It was founded on 20 December 1878, with the splitting of the Diocese of Beverley which had covered all of Yorkshire. The Bishop's See is in Coulby Newham, Middlesbrough, at St Mary's Cathedral.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora is a Roman Catholic diocese in the west of Ireland. It is in the ecclesiastical province of Tuam and is subject to the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tuam. The deanery of Kilfenora, previously a diocese in its own right, lies in the ecclesiastical province of Cashel. The Ordinary is Bishop Brendan Kelly who was appointed on 11 December 2017.
The Diocese of Limerick and Killaloe is a diocese of the Church of Ireland that is located in mid-western Ireland. The diocese was formed by a merger of neighbouring dioceses in 1976. It is in the ecclesiastical province of Dublin. It is one of the twelve Church of Ireland dioceses that cover the whole of Ireland. The diocese covers all of counties Limerick, Kerry and Clare, plus parts of counties Galway, Cork and Tipperary.
Brendan Kelly is an Irish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who currently serves as Bishop of Galway, Ireland. He was installed as Bishop of Galway on 11 February 2018.
Kilfenora Cathedral is a former cathedral of the Church of Ireland. Part of the structure is occasionally used as a place of worship by the Church of Ireland and it includes a bishop's throne among its furniture. The church is located in the village of Kilfenora, in the region known as the Burren, County Clare, Ireland. In medieval times, it was the episcopal see of the Bishop of Kilfenora.
Kilmoon is a civil parish of County Clare, Ireland, 7 miles (11 km) north of Ennistymon. The parish contains the town of Lisdoonvarna.
Killilagh or Killeilagh is a civil parish in County Clare, Ireland. It contains the village of Doolin.
Kiltoraght is a civil parish in County Clare, Ireland. It is just south of Kilfenora and is part of Catholic parish of Kilfenora.
Ballyvaughan parish is a parish in County Clare and part of the Kilfenora Deanery of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora. It is located in the northern side of The Burren, bordering Galway Bay.
Carron/New Quay is a parish in County Clare and part of the Kilfenora Deanery of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora. It is located in the northern side of The Burren, bordering Galway Bay and County Galway
Ennistymon parish is a parish in County Clare and part of the Kilfenora Deanery of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora. In the past, the parish was named Kilmanaheen. It is centred upon the villages of Ennistymon and Lahinch.
Liscannor parish is a parish in County Clare and part of the Kilfenora Deanery of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora. It is bordering the Atlantic Ocean.
St. Fachanan, Kilfenora parish is a parish in County Clare and part of the Kilfenora Deanery of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora.
Noughaval is a small village in the townland with the same name in County Clare, Ireland.
Cratloe-Sixmilebridge is a parish in County Clare and part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Limerick.
Corpus Christi Church, Lisdoonvarna
Altar Corpus Christi Church, Lisdoonvarna. Note the railing, removed in most churches.
St. Augustine's Church, Kilshanny
Church of the Holy Rosary, Doolin
Main entrance of the Church of the Holy Rosary in Doolin. Note the stonework around the door, showing that the church is way older than its modern looks
Church of our Lady of Lourdes, Toovaghera
Kilmoon Church (left, in ruin) and graveyard
The ruin of Killiagh Church in Doolin
The north wall of the ruin of the Abbey near Kilshanny
The east wall (inside) of Kilshanny Abbey
