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Priests who have ministered in Kilbrittain Parish

Click on the name of any priest that is underlined to get further information on him in the Diocesan website.

 
Date of coming:	 Parish Priests and Curates		Other information:  

December 1991  	Canon William Aherne P.P.		Died 27 June 2000, buried in Kilbrittain  
September 1985    	Fr. Jack McCarthy  P.P. 		Died in Kilbrittain  31st Oct 1991  
October 1982    	Fr. Jerry Hyde  P.P. 
October  1979   	Fr. Dan O'Flynn  P.P. 
June 1973   	Fr. John F. Murphy  P.P. 
August 1970   	Fr. Dan J. McCarthy P.P. 
August 1967   	Fr. John Doody P.P. 		Died  buried in Kilbrittain  1970  
Sep 1964 to 1967   		Fr T. A.(Gus) O'Regan C.C. 	Last Curate in Kilbrittain* 
June 1962   		Fr. J. Walsh  C.C.
February 1954   		Fr. Donal Cahalane  C.C.
November 1947   		Fr. Diarmuid O'Connor  C.C.
18th August 1946   	Fr. Jeremiah Coakley  P.P. 		Died  30 Dec 1966, buried in Kilbrittain    
January 1946   		Fr. Michael O'Riordan  C.C.
January 1944   		Fr. Richard Harris  C.C.
December 1938   		Fr. Tim McSweeney  C.C.	He retired to Kilbrittain as AP in 1984. He died on
						the 8th September, 1996 and is buried in Kilbrittain.
May 1935   		Fr.  Wm. Murphy  C.C.
December 1932   		Fr. T. A. (Gus) Coffee C.C.  
September 1930   		Fr. Ml. Twomey  C.C.
June 1929   	Fr John McSwiney  P.P.	   	Died 14 March 1946, buried in Kilbrittain** 
September 1928   		Fr. James J. Coakley  C.C.
September 1928   		Fr John McSwiney  Adm.   		Appointed Parish Priest the following year.
October 1927   		Fr John McSwiney  C.C.   	Appointed Administrator the following year.
August 1923   		Fr. Denis A. Aherne C.C.  
July 1921   	Fr. D. O'Mahony P.P.     	Died 23 Jun.1930, buried in Kilbrittain  
October 1920   		Fr. James O'Mahony  C.C.
November 1908   		Fr. Bernard Mc Kenna C.C.  
October 1902   		Fr. D. O'Donovan  C.C.§ 
August 1898   		Fr. C. Coakley  C.C.
April 1896   		Fr. P. O'Connell C.C.
March 1896   	Fr. J. O'Leary P.P. 			Died in Kilbrittain  1922  
January 1893   		Fr. T. J. McCarthy  C.C.
November 1891   		Fr. D. Bernard  C.C.
August 1889   		Fr. Ed. McDonald  C.C.
1st May 1889   	Fr. Andrew Forrest   P.P. 		Innishannon 1897 to 1917   buried in Innishannon 
November 1886   		Fr. C. O'Leary  C.C.
January 1884   		Fr. J. A. Daly  C.C.
30th Septemer 1883   	Fr. Dl. Coghlan C.C.  	He was appointed as Bishop of Cork on 29th August 1916
May 1881   		Fr. J. Crowley   exit 1883 
February 1880   		Fr. T. F. Burke  C.C.
June 1877   		Fr. James Brady  C.C.
February 1876   		Fr. John Collins C.C.  
19th January 1876	Fr.  William Murphy P.P. 		moved to Enniskeane 1889     
						died Enniskeane in April 1892   buried in Farnivane church yard 
June 1875   		Fr. Patrick O'Neill  C.C.
1874   		Fr. Timothy O'Sullivan  P.P. died  1874  
1874   			Fr. John Murphy   died as C C 1874  
November 1872  	Fr. Thos. Scannell  P.P. 
February 1871   		Fr. Daniel O'Sullivan  C.C.
December 1870   		Fr. James Bowen  C.C.
September 1869   		Fr. A. O'Connell  C.C.
March 1867   		Fr. Patrick Hurley C.C.  
May 1864   		Fr. J. Collins C.C.  
5th April 1863   	Fr. Simon Murphy P.P. 		died and buried in Kilbrittain 1872  
March 1859   		Fr. John Murphy C.C.  	First Curate in Kilbrittain.***  
11th August 1826   	Fr. Robert Taylor P.P. 		Died 28 Jan 1863 buried in Kilbrittain  
15 September 1814	Fr. John Foley  OSA P.P.  		Died 27 Nov.1828 buried in Kilbrittain.  
  
Information about the priests above whose names are not underlined is available on the Diocesan website.  
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Baptismal Records begin in July 1811.  Name of priest not recorded until 1814.   
Marriage records begin in August 1810.   Geran P.P (sic) recorded by Fr. Foley in 1814   
  
 1760 to 1814   	Fr. Patrick Geran  OSF.		The church was built during this time.   
 1750 to 1760    	Fr. Domhnaill O Suilleabháin.   
 1731 to 1743   	Fr. Lawrence Callanan.#   
 1714 to 1731   	Fr. Florence Crowley.##    
 Ordained 1686   	Fr. Daniel Crowley.   Ministered Timoleague  Templeomalus  Templequinlane  and Rathclaren.  
 Ordained 1673   	Fr. Florence Carty.   Ministered in Ringrone  Ballinadee  Templetrine and Kilbrittain.  
1655  		Fr. Michael  OFM Cap.   Ministered at Courceys  Kilbrittain and Rathclaren.  

  
Notes.   

*When Fr. Coakley died in 1967 Fr. Dan J McCarthy was appointed as sole priest of Kilbrittain.  
This was the first parish in Cork Diocese to loose a curate and to become a one priest parish.  

**Fr. Mc Swiney lived in the Dower House.  When Fr. Coakley succeeded him he built a new 
Parochial House next to the church and moved there in 1947.
10th June 1892 Kilbrittain Church was dedicated to St. Patrick.   
  
***When Fr. Murphy was appointed to assist the aging Fr. Taylor  in 1859  the towlands of    
Currarane,  Killeens,  Clashreagh,  Rochestown,  Hackettstown,  Ballydonas,  Glounavirane,
Carrigcannon,Glaunavaud  and Gurraneasig were transferred from Courcey's Parish;   
in order that the Rev. Robert Taylor  P.P.  Kilbrittain,now old and infirm 
might have the neccessary means to support a curate.    

#The first post-Reformation Church of which there is definite information was at Barleyfield Cross 
and it existed from 1740 to 1790. There is no sign of that church now.  
This church of 1740 was very likely built Fr. Laurence Callanan.
In1790   the present Church in Kilbrittain was built and in 1840 it was extended  
 
In 1743 a Mass House was built in Kilshinihan.   
##In 1731 the parishes of Kilbrittain and Rathclaren were united when Fr Florence Crowley died.
In 1498 the parishes of Burren and Rathclaren were united. 
 
§ Fr. Dan O'Donovan was the priest who guided the foundation of the Kilbrittain GAA Club in 1904  

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