Tulla (parish)

Coordinates: 52°52′08″N 8°45′36″W / 52.869°N 8.76°W / 52.869; -8.76
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Tulla
Roman Catholic parish
Tulla is located in Ireland
Tulla
Tulla
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°52′08″N 8°45′36″W / 52.869°N 8.76°W / 52.869; -8.76
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyCounty Clare
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

Tulla is a parish in County Clare and part of the Ceantar na Lochanna grouping of parishes within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe.

As of 2021, the co-parish priest is Brendan Quinlivan.[1]

The main church of the parish is the Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Tulla, built in 1832-1837. The building was renovated in 1971, receiving a far more modest exterior. It was rededicated by bishop Harty.[2]

The second church of the parish is the Church of Immaculate Conception in Drumcharley. This church was built in 1838-1839 and was during construction severely damaged in the Night of the Big Wind.[3] The third church is the St. James's Church in Knockjames, built in the period 1882-1884.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Parish of Tulla
  2. ^ Ó Murchadha, Ciarán (2008). The Diocese of Killaloe : An illustrated History. Booklink. p. 222.
  3. ^ Ó Murchadha, Ciarán (2008). The Diocese of Killaloe : An illustrated History. Booklink. p. 223.
  4. ^ Ó Murchadha, Ciarán (2008). The Diocese of Killaloe : An illustrated History. Booklink. p. 224.