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Killeigh Parish | |
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Roman Catholic parish | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Leinster |
County | County Offaly |
Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Killeigh Parish, is a parish in County Offaly within the Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin in Ireland.
Description
It has five villages: Killurin, Geashill, Ballinagar, Cloneygowan, & Killeigh.
It lies in the shadow of the Slieve Bloom Mountains. Geographically it is the largest parish in the diocese of Kildare & Leighlin, and the second largest in the country.
Priests
As of 2024,the parish priest is Fr. John Stapleton.
Thomas Coonan PE(retired parish priest) CC, Killeigh
Churches
The parish is served by three churches:
- St. Patrick's Church Killeigh
- St Joseph's Church Ballinagar
- St Mary's Church, Raheen,Geashill.
GAA
There are 3 GAA clubs in Killeigh Parish.
Ballinagar- Football only
Clodiagh Gaels- Hurling and Football
Raheen- Football only
As Clodiagh Gaels is the only club in the Parish with a hurling team players from Ballinagar and Raheen who wish to play Hurling play with Clodiagh Gaels.
References
- ^ "Killeigh Parish". www.killeigh.com. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- "Parish of Killeigh". Kandle. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- "Parish of Killeigh". Kandle. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
- Corrigan, Kevin (2022-11-06). "THE MAN BEHIND THE WIRE: Ballinagar's magical year an inspiration to all small clubs in Offaly". www.offalyexpress.ie. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
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