Kilrush is a parish in County Clare, Ireland, and part of the Inis Cathaigh grouping of parishes within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe.
Recent co-parish priests based in Kilrush have been Pat Larkin (2019-25); Michael Collins (2025-26) and Francis Xavier Kochuveettil from 2026.KilrushDiocesan Appointments Killaloe, published on July 2, 2025.Diocesan Appointments 2019, published on June 20, 2019.Killaloe Diocesan Appointments, 23 June 2026.
Churches There are two churches in the parish.
The main church is the Church of St. Senan in Toler Street in Kilrush. It was built in 1839-1840 and replaced an older slated chapel that was located in High Street. That chapel in turn replaced a thatched cabin used as chapel.
The second church of the parish was the Church of Little Senan in Monmore. This a chapel built in 1895-1896 in a rectangular shape. It fell out of use after the COVID-19 pandemic.History in the walls at Monmore, Clare Champion, 9 August 2025.
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