{"id":68,"date":"2026-10-15T15:37:32","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T15:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/radharc.actondev9.com\/?churches=st-michaels-church-kildysart"},"modified":"2026-10-15T15:37:32","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T15:37:32","slug":"st-michaels-church-kildysart","status":"publish","type":"churches","link":"https:\/\/radharc.actondev9.com\/?churches=st-michaels-church-kildysart","title":{"rendered":"St Michael&#8217;s Church, Kildysart"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full acpa-banner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2200\" height=\"1467\" src=\"https:\/\/radharc.actondev9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Churchkildysart-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9\" srcset=\"https:\/\/radharc.actondev9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Churchkildysart-scaled-1.jpg 2200w, https:\/\/radharc.actondev9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Churchkildysart-scaled-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/radharc.actondev9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Churchkildysart-scaled-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/radharc.actondev9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Churchkildysart-scaled-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/radharc.actondev9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Churchkildysart-scaled-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/radharc.actondev9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Churchkildysart-scaled-1-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2200px) 100vw, 2200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"acp-church-cards wp-block-acp-church-cards\"><ul><li class=\"acp-info-card\"><p class=\"acp-info-card__eyebrow\">Live stream<\/p><div class=\"acp-info-card__row\"><span class=\"acp-info-card__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/radharc.actondev9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Kildysart-001-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/span><div><h3 class=\"acp-info-card__title\">St Michael&#8217;s Church, Kildysart<\/h3><p class=\"acp-info-card__sub\">Kildysart<\/p><a class=\"acp-info-card__button\" href=\"https:\/\/radharc.actondev9.com\/?page_id=94#st-michaels-church-kildysart\"><span class=\"acp-info-card__icon\"><svg class=\"acp-icon acp-icon--video\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.6\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><rect x=\"3\" y=\"6\" width=\"13\" height=\"12\" rx=\"2\"\/><path d=\"M16 10l5-3v10l-5-3\"\/><\/svg><\/span>Open Webcam<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"acp-info-card\"><p class=\"acp-info-card__eyebrow\">Our parish<\/p><div class=\"acp-info-card__row\"><span class=\"acp-info-card__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/radharc.actondev9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Kildysart-001-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/span><div><h3 class=\"acp-info-card__title\">Kildysart Parish<\/h3><a class=\"acp-info-card__button\" href=\"https:\/\/radharc.actondev9.com\/?parishes=kildysart-parish\"><span class=\"acp-info-card__icon\"><svg class=\"acp-icon acp-icon--church\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.6\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 2v4M10.5 3.5h3\"\/><path d=\"M7 21V11l5-4 5 4v10\"\/><path d=\"M3 21v-6l4-3M21 21v-6l-4-3\"\/><path d=\"M10 21v-4a2 2 0 0 1 4 0v4M2 21h20\"\/><\/svg><\/span>About the Parish<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"acp-info-card is-featured\"><p class=\"acp-info-card__eyebrow\">Make a donation<\/p><div class=\"acp-info-card__row\"><div><h3 class=\"acp-info-card__title\">Donate<\/h3><p class=\"acp-info-card__sub\">Support Kildysart Parish.<\/p><a class=\"acp-info-card__button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.killaloediocese.ie\/parish\/kildysart\/donate\/\"><span class=\"acp-info-card__icon\"><svg class=\"acp-icon acp-icon--heart\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.6\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 20s-7.5-4.6-7.5-10A4.3 4.3 0 0 1 12 7.3 4.3 4.3 0 0 1 19.5 10c0 5.4-7.5 10-7.5 10z\"\/><\/svg><\/span>Make a Donation<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group acpa-section acpa-prose acpa-church-intro\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"acp-church-parish acpa-eyebrow wp-block-acp-church-parish\"><a href=\"https:\/\/radharc.actondev9.com\/?parishes=kildysart-parish\"><svg class=\"acp-icon acp-icon--church\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.6\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 2v4M10.5 3.5h3\"\/><path d=\"M7 21V11l5-4 5 4v10\"\/><path d=\"M3 21v-6l4-3M21 21v-6l-4-3\"\/><path d=\"M10 21v-4a2 2 0 0 1 4 0v4M2 21h20\"\/><\/svg><span>Kildysart Parish<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">St Michael&#8217;s Church is situated in the village of Kildysart, overlooking the beautiful Shannon Estuary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For generations, the church has been a central part of community life, providing a place for worship, celebration, prayer and remembrance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among its features is a marble altar originally installed in the Presentation Convent in Tuam in 1914. The altar was brought to Kildysart and erected in the church in 1992.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, St Michael&#8217;s continues to welcome parishioners and visitors to share in the life of the Church.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"mass-times\" class=\"wp-block-group alignfull acpa-band acpa-band--soft acpa-church-masses\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center acpa-section-title\">Mass Times<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"acp-mass-times is-single-church wp-block-acp-mass-times\"><p class=\"acp-mass-times__note\">For changes to regular Mass times and special celebrations, please refer to our Weekly Newsletter.<\/p><div class=\"acp-mass-table__scroll\"><table class=\"acp-mass-table\"><caption class=\"screen-reader-text\">Mass times by church and day<\/caption><thead><tr><th scope=\"col\">Church<\/th><th scope=\"col\">Saturday<\/th><th scope=\"col\">Sunday<\/th><th scope=\"col\">Monday<\/th><th scope=\"col\">Tuesday<\/th><th scope=\"col\">Wednesday<\/th><th scope=\"col\">Thursday<\/th><th scope=\"col\">Friday<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><th scope=\"row\" class=\"acp-mass-table__church\"><span class=\"acp-mass-table__name\">St Michael&#8217;s Church, Kildysart<\/span><span class=\"acp-mass-table__town\">Kildysart<\/span><\/th><td data-day=\"Saturday\" class=\"is-empty\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">No Mass<\/span><\/td><td data-day=\"Sunday\"><ul class=\"acp-chips\"><li class=\"acp-chip\">11:00<\/li><\/ul><\/td><td data-day=\"Monday\" class=\"is-empty\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">No Mass<\/span><\/td><td data-day=\"Tuesday\" class=\"is-empty\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">No Mass<\/span><\/td><td data-day=\"Wednesday\"><ul class=\"acp-chips\"><li class=\"acp-chip\">09:30<\/li><\/ul><\/td><td data-day=\"Thursday\" class=\"is-empty\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">No Mass<\/span><\/td><td data-day=\"Friday\"><ul class=\"acp-chips\"><li class=\"acp-chip\">09:30<\/li><\/ul><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"live\" class=\"wp-block-group acpa-section acpa-church-webcam\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center acpa-section-title\">Watch Online<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"acp-church-detail acp-church-detail--webcam wp-block-acp-church-detail\"><div class=\"acp-embed acp-embed--webcam\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/g0.ipcamlive.com\/player\/player.php?alias=kildysartchurch\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" title=\"Live webcam: St Michael&apos;s Church, Kildysart\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"acp-post-field acp-post-field--webcam_url wp-block-acp-post-field\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipcamlive.com\/kildysartchurch\">Watch full screen<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"find-us\" class=\"wp-block-group acpa-section acpa-church-details\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"acp-church-detail acp-church-detail--address wp-block-acp-church-detail\"><h3 class=\"acp-church-detail__heading\">Find Us<\/h3><p>St Michael&#039;s Church<br \/>\nKildysart<br \/>\nCo. Clare<br \/>\nV95 D259<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"acp-church-detail acp-church-detail--map wp-block-acp-church-detail\"><p><a class=\"acp-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/search\/?api=1&#038;query=St+Michael%27s+Church%2C+Kildysart%2C+Co.+Clare%2C+Ireland\">Find us on Google Maps<svg class=\"acp-icon acp-icon--arrow\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.6\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M4 12h15M14 7l5 5-5 5\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull acpa-band acpa-band--tint acpa-history\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns acpa-split is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column acpa-split__text is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About St Michael&#039;s Church<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">St Michael&#8217;s Church is located (Eircode V95 D259) on an elevated site in the centre of the village. It was constructed in 1828\u20131830 when Fr Patrick Sheedy was parish priest. Quoin stone from Canon Island was used for the building and it contains a holy water font taken from the Abbey on the island. The Carrara marble altar, ambo and presidential chair were added in 1992 and were previously in the chapel of the Mercy Convent in Tuam. The church also contains a number of plaques to deceased parish priests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the grounds of the church there is a cross which commemorates a mission given by the Redemptorists in the parish in 1865. During the mission 1,500 people received the sacrament of Confirmation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column acpa-split__media is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"731\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/radharc.actondev9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/kildysart-church-mission-cross-731x1024.webp\" alt=\"Mission cross, 1865\" class=\"wp-image-56\" srcset=\"https:\/\/radharc.actondev9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/kildysart-church-mission-cross-731x1024.webp 731w, https:\/\/radharc.actondev9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/kildysart-church-mission-cross-214x300.webp 214w, https:\/\/radharc.actondev9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/kildysart-church-mission-cross-768x1075.webp 768w, https:\/\/radharc.actondev9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/kildysart-church-mission-cross-1097x1536.webp 1097w, https:\/\/radharc.actondev9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/kildysart-church-mission-cross-1462x2048.webp 1462w, https:\/\/radharc.actondev9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/kildysart-church-mission-cross.webp 1571w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 731px) 100vw, 731px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mission cross, 1865<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull acpa-band acpa-band--light acpa-history\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns acpa-split is-flipped is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column acpa-split__text is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kildysart: A Parish History<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kildysart parish is essentially based on its medieval predecessor, although the modern boundaries are different. From the late seventeenth century, however, at different times Kildysart was administered, partially or in toto, with other parishes, in combinations that are now impossible to follow. The 1704 registry, for example, gives two separate entries for Kildysart, one under a registered priest, Fr. John Donoghue, and the other a combination of Kilmaleery, Kildysart, and Kilfiddane, under a Fr. Terlagh McMahon (later bishop of Killaloe). Fr. McMahon&#8217;s ministry must have been onerous in terms of travel, since Kilmaleery lay on the other side of the Fergus estuary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1731 there was one mass house in &#8216;greater&#8217; Kildysert, which had been built in the reign of George I, the parish priest being a Fr. Darby Cahill. Of this church, tradition only remembers a thatched roof chapel-sized structure. When the newly appointed parish priest, Fr. Patrick Sheehy, arrived at Kildysart in 1828, he found the parish chapel \u2013 either this building or its successor \u2013 to be in a ruinous and structurally dangerous condition. Within two years Sheehy replaced the chapel with a large cruciform structure; within four he had built two other chapels at Coolmeen and Cranny, both of which were in his parish at that time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column acpa-split__media is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"743\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/radharc.actondev9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/kildysart-church-gilmore-h1-743x1024.webp\" alt=\"Drawing of Kildysart Church by Hilary Gilmore\" class=\"wp-image-57\" srcset=\"https:\/\/radharc.actondev9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/kildysart-church-gilmore-h1-743x1024.webp 743w, https:\/\/radharc.actondev9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/kildysart-church-gilmore-h1-218x300.webp 218w, https:\/\/radharc.actondev9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/kildysart-church-gilmore-h1-768x1058.webp 768w, https:\/\/radharc.actondev9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/kildysart-church-gilmore-h1-1115x1536.webp 1115w, https:\/\/radharc.actondev9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/kildysart-church-gilmore-h1.webp 1230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 743px) 100vw, 743px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Drawing of Kildysart Church by Hilary Gilmore<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull acpa-band acpa-band--tint acpa-history\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns acpa-split is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column acpa-split__text is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Building of St Michael&#039;s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to a local tale, the landlord Bindon Scott of Cahircon donated the prime site in the village for a new church on the condition that the parish priest rid him of the nuisance of a noisy flock of crows. Priest and people accordingly prayed and the crows obligingly left Cahircon, some of them crossing the Shannon to Kerry, while others hung around in the vicinity of Shore Park. The builder of the new church was a Daniel O&#8217;Connell and this may have given rise to the local belief that the Liberator had promised Fr. Sheehy that he would lay the foundation stone, in gratitude for his support during the Emancipation campaign. According to Westropp, quoin stones from Canon&#8217;s Island were used in the building of the new church, which was dedicated to St. Michael, and the font inside the holy water font is reputed to have come from the same place.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column acpa-split__media is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/radharc.actondev9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/font2-001-1024x1024.webp\" alt=\"Holy water font from Canon&#039;s Island\" class=\"wp-image-58\" srcset=\"https:\/\/radharc.actondev9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/font2-001-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/radharc.actondev9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/font2-001-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/radharc.actondev9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/font2-001-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/radharc.actondev9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/font2-001-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/radharc.actondev9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/font2-001.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Holy water font from Canon&#039;s Island<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull acpa-band acpa-band--light acpa-history\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns acpa-split is-flipped is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column acpa-split__text is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Missions, Renovations and the Marble Altar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At a Redemptorist retreat held at Kildysart in 1865, no less than 1,500 persons, aged from twelve to sixty, were confirmed. In 1868 the parish became much smaller in extent when Kilfiddane was separated to form the parish of Coolmeen and Cranny, and by the end of the century, the population of the parish had fallen so much that for the first time it was possible to provide seating accommodation for all worshippers at St. Michael&#8217;s. In 1876, Stations of the Cross were provided for the church, and a new altar of Caen stone was consecrated by Bishop James Ryan. This high altar, together with the side altars and altar rails, were removed during the liturgically-based renovations of 1973. In 1990, however, in the course of further renovations, Fr. Michael Hillery, P.P. was able to acquire the marble high altar from the Presentation Convent in Tuam for the church.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column acpa-split__media is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"872\" src=\"https:\/\/radharc.actondev9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fr-hillary-altar1-1024x872.webp\" alt=\"Michael Haugh, Fr Michael Hillery and Michael Corry installing the Carrara marble altar, January 1992\" class=\"wp-image-59\" srcset=\"https:\/\/radharc.actondev9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fr-hillary-altar1-1024x872.webp 1024w, https:\/\/radharc.actondev9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fr-hillary-altar1-300x256.webp 300w, https:\/\/radharc.actondev9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fr-hillary-altar1-768x654.webp 768w, https:\/\/radharc.actondev9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fr-hillary-altar1-1536x1308.webp 1536w, https:\/\/radharc.actondev9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/fr-hillary-altar1-2048x1745.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Michael Haugh, Fr Michael Hillery and Michael Corry installing the Carrara marble altar, January 1992<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull acpa-band acpa-band--tint acpa-history\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group acpa-prose\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Holy Wells<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The most important of the holy wells of Kildysart parish are Lacknashannagh, dedicated to Our Lady; Crovraghan, known as Tobar Breac\u00e1in, and a third well at Cooga, called Tobar Ruadhan. Lacknashannagh Well was much visited by pilgrims annually on 15 August, although the practice has long been discontinued. Tradition has it that the restored altar at Ballylean is in fact a mass rock, and was once covered with thatch.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"gallery\" class=\"wp-block-group acpa-section acpa-church-gallery\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center acpa-section-title\">Church Gallery<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"acp-church-detail acp-church-detail--gallery wp-block-acp-church-detail\"><ul class=\"acp-grid-gallery\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/radharc.actondev9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Kildysart-001-1024x680.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/radharc.actondev9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Kildysart-001-768x510.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/radharc.actondev9.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Kildysart-001-768x510.jpg 768w, 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