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THE PRIESTS OF THE PARISH
Much of the information on this page is taken from
"Diocese of Kilmore
Its Bishops
and Priests 1136 -
and from
"The Missionary Priests and Bishops
of the Diocese of Kilmore"
by Killian J Mitchell,
O Praem
Parish Priests
|
Name |
Date of Appointment |
|
Myles McParlan |
1695 |
|
Owen McParlan |
1737 |
|
John McParlan |
1747 |
|
James Forde |
1784 |
|
Ambrose Cassidy OFM |
1801 |
|
Thomas Maguire |
1825 |
|
Thomas Forde |
1835 |
|
Bryan Keaney |
1853 |
|
John Maguire |
April 1866 |
|
James McParlan |
November 1866 |
|
James Dolan |
1886 |
|
Patrick McMorrow |
1904 |
|
Francis Flynn |
1923 |
|
Michael Kelly |
1937 |
|
James Rynn |
1944 |
|
Patrick Connelly |
1952 |
|
Charles McGovern |
1961 |
|
Edmund Lynch |
1969 |
|
Felim Kelly |
1989 |
|
Eamonn Bredin |
1999 |
|
Gerard Alwill |
2005 |
|
Thomas McManus |
2017 |
|
Name |
Came |
Left |
|
Terence Connolly |
1901 |
1904 |
|
Laurence Galligan |
1904 |
1909 |
|
John McGauran |
1909 |
1912 |
|
Michael McTiernan |
1912 |
1914 |
|
Patrick McGriskin |
1914 |
1915 |
|
Peter O’Reilly |
1915 |
1916 |
|
Terence McDermott |
1916 |
1917 |
|
P J Cassidy (Elphin) |
1918 |
1919 |
|
Thomas McMahon |
1918 |
1919 |
|
Patrick McPhillips |
1919 |
1922 |
|
James O’Rourke |
1922 |
1925 |
|
John Magauran |
1925 |
1932 |
|
Francis Rynn |
1932 |
1934 |
|
Joseph Gilmartin |
1934 |
1935 |
|
Francis Lynott |
1935 |
Died in 1935 |
|
Joseph Hunt |
1937 |
1949 |
|
John M Byrne |
1937 |
1938 |
|
Thomas Curran |
1949 |
1952 |
|
John E T O’Reilly |
1952 |
1953 |
|
James Duffy |
1953 |
1961 |
|
Michael McManus |
March 1961 |
November 1961 |
Curates in Drumkeeran
(Since 1900)
|
Name |
Came |
Left |
|
Martin Kelly |
1898 |
1908 |
|
Patrick McPhillips |
1908 |
1909 |
|
John Smith |
1909 |
1913 |
|
John McGauran |
1913 |
1915 |
|
Bernard Farrelly |
1915 |
1922 |
|
James Rynn |
1922 |
1927 |
|
Edward McGennis |
1927 |
1937 |
|
Brian C Maguire |
1937 |
1941 |
|
Thomas Devaney |
1941 |
1947 |
|
Edmund Lynch |
1947 |
1954 |
|
James Gilsenan |
1954 |
1961 |
|
James Boyle |
1961 |
1969 |
|
Name |
Came |
Left |
|
Francis Kelleher |
1969 |
1972 |
|
Oliver Kelly |
1972 |
1975 |
|
Patrick J Flynn |
1975 |
1978 |
|
Sean Mawn |
1978 |
1983 |
|
Charles O'Gorman |
1983 |
1984 |
|
Donal Kilduff |
1984 |
1991 |
|
|
1991 |
1996 |
|
John P Sexton |
1996 |
2000 |
|
Jason Murphy |
2000 |
2002 |
|
Lochlann Carolan |
2002 |
2004 |
|
Terry Smith |
2004 |
2005 |
Curates in Newbridge
(From 1900 to 1969)
Curates in Creevelea
(From 1969 to 2005)
On 23rd August 1969 the boundaries of
the parish of Inishmagrath were changed.
The Newbridge area was taken from the parish of Inishmagrath and was amalgamated with the parish of Ballinaglera.
The Parish of Killargue, which also contained Creevelea, was abolished.
The Killargue
area was amalgamated with Drumahair
and the Creevelea area was amalgamated with Inishmagrath.
Below are the lists of priests who served as curates in Newbridge until 1969 and the priests who served as curates in Creevelea after 1969.
In 2005 the number of priests in Inishmagrath was reduced to one.
There is now no
priest resident in the Creevelea area.
|
Name |
Townland |
Born |
Ord |
Died |
|
Thomas Ward |
Unknown |
|
|
1831 |
|
Patrick McMurray |
Unknown |
1798 |
1835 |
1838 |
|
James McMurray |
Unknown |
? |
1836 |
1859 |
|
James McPartlan |
Greaghnaslieve |
1818 |
1849 |
1886 |
|
Patrick McMorrow |
Tullymorrow |
1839 |
1871 |
1923 |
|
John Rogan |
Stangaun |
1853 |
1877 |
1877 |
|
Michael McLoughlin |
Litter |
1878 |
1905 |
1920 |
|
John F Dolan |
Frumkeerin |
1891 |
1917 |
1969 |
|
Michael O'Rourke |
Cloonemone |
1894 |
1921 |
1967 |
|
John D McGrail |
Lisfultighan |
1900 |
1925 |
1961 |
|
Patrick McNiffe |
Moneenatieve |
1901 |
1926 |
1973 |
|
Hugh McGrail |
Lisfultighan |
1909 |
1937 |
1988 |
|
John McTiernan |
Moneenatieve |
1947 |
1973 |
|
|
John Gilhooly |
Knockatean |
1959 |
1984 |
|
Priests born in Inishmagrath and who were ordained for the diocese of Kilmore
|
Name |
Townland |
Order or |
Born |
Ord |
Died |
|
Charles Smith |
Aghamore |
TOR |
1889 |
1925 |
1986 |
|
Francis Smith |
Aghamore |
TOR |
1881 |
1914 |
1974 |
|
Hugh P Smith |
Aghamore |
TOR |
1888 |
1914 |
1973 |
|
Henry Forde |
Corry |
Clogher |
1748 |
? |
1793 |
|
Hugh McGrail |
Derrintovey |
OFM |
1927 |
1956 |
1978 |
|
Thomas Kelly |
Glackawn |
Glasgow |
1896 |
1925 |
1963 |
|
Hugh Byrne |
Lisciullew |
SSC |
1916 |
1942 |
1989 |
|
Thomas McNiffe |
Moneenatieve |
Leeds |
1879 |
1905 |
1950 |
|
Charles McNiffe |
Moneenatieve |
CSSR |
1910 |
1935 |
1997 |
|
Maurice McNiffe |
Moneenatieve |
SSC |
1920 |
1943 |
2006 |
|
Thomas Cornyn |
Rossmore |
Canada |
1858 |
1882 |
1888 |
|
P J Forde |
Rossmore |
Brooklyn NY |
1880 |
1910 |
1940 |
|
Raymond O'Rourke |
Tarmon |
Salford |
1942 |
1967 |
1973 |
|
Joseph Flynn |
Tents |
SPS |
1944 |
1970 |
|
|
James O'Rourke |
Tents |
SSC |
1884 |
1923 |
1971 |
|
Charles McPadden |
Tullaghans |
MM |
1936 |
1969 |
2012 |
|
James McMorrow |
Tullynorrow |
Killala |
? |
1836 |
1859 |
|
John Joyce |
Unknown |
OFM |
1849 |
1876 |
1933 |
|
Patrick Ward |
Unknown |
OFM |
1753 |
1788 |
1800 |
Missionary Priests born in Inishmagrath
Explanation of the Abbreviations:
TOR = Third Order Regular (Franciscan)
OFM = Franciscan
SSC = Society of St Columban
(Dalgan)
CSSR = Redemptorist
SPS: St Patrick’s Missionary Society (Kiltegan)
MM = Maryknoll
Missionary
Francis Flynn 1923
James Dolan 1886
Ja
Michael Kelly 1937
James Rynn 1944
Edmund Lynch 1969
Eamonn Bredin 1999
Gerard Alwill 2005