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| There are three catholic Churches
in Kilcolman parish. Kilcolman church is the oldest. Kilcolman church was
built by Rev.Peter Cleary Parish Priest. It was built in 1830. Kilcolman
was re-opened and blessed by Rev. Michael A. Harty, Bishop of Killaloe.
It was re-opened on Tuesday the 26th ot July 1988. The reason for this
is because to replace the materials and components which,after 150 years
were nearing the end of their functional life, and make improvements were
necessary, while at the same time retaining the comfortable simplicity
of the church itself within its rural surroundings.
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| Coolderry
was built straight after Kilcolman because of the famine which took place
from 1845 to 1847. Rev.James Healy Parish Priest.The Parish Priest of Kilcolman,
built Coolderry Church in the early 1850s. He was Parish Priest from
1844 till 1861. People were very very poor at this time and could not afford
to build a church in Coolderry. Coolderry Church was built after the famine.
Rev James Healy Parish Priest lived in Boveen, which is not the case
at the moment.
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| Ballybrit Church was
built way later still. It was built either by Fr. Healy Parish Priests
or either by Archdeacon O'Leary who shortly afterwards became Parish Priest
of Roscrea. Ballybrit Church was built between the 1850s and
the 1860s. It is known that Archdeacon O'Leary was Parish priest of Kilcolman
from 1861 till 1871. Archdeachon O'Leary could be Known as Edward O'Leary
either.
Researched by Aoife Corcoran. |
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