Cross | |
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Roman Catholic parish | |
&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Ireland_adm_location_map.svg)  Cross Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°35′55.12″N 9°46′15.67″W / 52.5986444°N 9.7710194°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Clare |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Cross, also named Cross (Kilballyowen) is a parish in County Clare, Ireland, and part of the Cois Fharraige grouping of parishes within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe.[1][2]
Current (2022) co-parish priest is Michael Casey.[3]
The history of the parish is a complicated one. In the time of father Michael Meehan (1810-1878) Loop Head formed just one parish under the name of "Moyarta and Kilballyowen". Before 1817 it was known as Kilballyowen. In 1878 it was split into the parishes of Carrigaholt (eastern part of the peninsula) and Cross (western part of the peninsula). That recreated the medieval parishes in that area.[4][5]
- ^ "Widespread Changes In Line Up of Clergy In Killaloe Diocese". Clare.fm. 9 June 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Closing date looms for 'Cois Fharraige Pastoral Area' fundraising draw". Clare Live. 18 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ Cross
- ^ Murphy, Paul (1992). Cuchulain's Leap; A History of the Parishes of Carrigaholt and Cross. Carrigaholt and Cross Heritage Group. ISBN 0 9518849 0 5. p. 60
- ^ Ó Murchadha, Ciarán (2008). The Diocese of Killaloe : An illustrated History. Booklink. p. 97.