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The parish is an amalgamation of the medieval parishes of Rath and Kilnaboy (or Killinaboy). [1] At least since 1731 both parishes are administered by one priest. [2] As of 2024 parish priest is Des Hillary with Pat O'Neil as assistant priest. [3] The main church of the parish is the Church of St. Brigid in Corofin, completed in 1823. This is ...
Corofin (Irish: Cora Finne [2] or Coradh Finne) is a town on the River Fergus in northern County Clare, Ireland and also a parish of the same name in the Catholic Diocese of Killaloe. The 2016 population was 776, up from 689 in 2011.
The parish is 6.5 by 2.75 miles (10.46 by 4.43 km) and covers 8,488 acres (3,435 ha). [4] The bridge at Corofin over the River Fergus is the northern boundary of the parish. Hamlets include Riverston and Knockmacart. The former West Clare Railway traversed the parish from east to west. The land consists of a mix of coarse pasture and good ...
Corofin or Corrofin (Irish: Cora Finne, meaning 'weir of (the) white one') [2] is a village and parish in County Galway, Ireland, situated on the N17 road between Galway City and Tuam. History [ edit ]
A parish magazine or parish bulletin, also called church bulletin, is a periodical produced by and for an ecclesiastical parish. It usually comprises a mixture of religious articles, community contributions, and parish notices, including the previous month‘s christenings, marriages, and funerals. Magazines are sold or are otherwise circulated ...
Three kilometres north of Corofin, the village is on the southeastern border of the limestone hills of the Burren and extends both into the lowlands to the south and into the hills to the north. Mullaghmore mountain is close by. There are extensive tracts of bog in the eastern portion of the parish. According to the 1837 survey of Lewis: [5]
It is located between the villages of Corofin (to the north) and Kilnamona (to the south) on the R476 road. It is 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from the county town - Ennis. The River Fergus flows through much of the parish. The parish of Rath is located to the north-west, Ruan to the north-east, Kilnamona to the south and Inagh to the west.
It is situated near Lough Bunny, off the R460 road from Corofin to Gort, at the northeastern edge of the Burren National Park, and close to the border with County Galway. It is at the intersection of the townlands of Kylecreen, Drumnadeevna, and Rockvale, which are in the civil parish of Kilkeedy.