Crusheen, formerly Inchicronan, is a parish in
County Clare and part of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe
The Diocese of Killaloe ( ; ga, Deoise Chill Dalua) is a Roman Catholic diocese in mid-western Ireland, one of six suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of Cashel and Emly.
The cathedral church of the diocese is the Cathedral of S ...
.
Current (2021) co-assistant parish priest is Pat O'Neil.
The main church of the parish is the Church of St. Cronan in
Crusheen, completed in 1837. The is a cruciform
barn church A barn church or barn chapel is a specific type of clandestine church
A clandestine church ( nl, schuilkerk), defined by historian Benjamin J. Kaplan as a "semi-clandestine church", is a house of worship used by religious minorities whose commu ...
. It replaced an older
mass house, built in 1726, which in turn was thoroughly renovated or replaced in 1736.
The second church of the parish is the "Chapel of the Immaculate Conception" in
Ballinruan, built in 1824. A renovation and enlargement in 1857 gave the chapel its present form of two aisles at a 90 degree angle.
The parish is also home to
Inchicronan Priory
Inchicronan Priory (Irish: ''Prióireacht Inse Chrónáin'' is an early monastic site, possibly founded 6th century by patron, St Cronan of Tuamgraney Crusheen.
The abbey was refounded about 1198AD by Donald O'Brien, (King of Limerick), as ...
.
Notable priests
*
Fr. Ger Nash, first parish priest, later diocesan secretary and director of pastoral planning. In 2021 appointed
Bishop of Ferns.
References
{{Catholic parishes of County Clare
Parishes of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe