Cloyne & Ross


The boundary of the ecclesiastical provincial area of Cashel equates almost to that of the Civil Province of Munster. The county of Cork has the following dioceses associated with it.
  1. Cloyne and Ross
  2. Cork
  3. Lismore
  4. Limerick
  5. Ardfert and Aghadoe
In 1836 the Catholic diocese of Cloyne & Ross had the following 54 parishes:
Parish Post Town
Affadown Skibbereen 1836
Agheena Carrigadio. 1836
Ahabologue Coachford 1836
Ardfield Clonakilty 1836
Ballinamona Mallow 1836
Ballinoe Youghal 1836
Ballycloug. Mallow 1836
Ballynaco. 1836
Blarney Cork 1836
Buttevant Buttevant 1836
Cape-clear Skibbereen 1836
Cape-clear Cape-clear 1836
Carrigtohill Carrigtohill 1836
Castlehaven Skibbereen 1836
Castlelions Castlelions 1836
Castlenagmor Kanturk 1836
Castletownroach Castletownroach 1836
Charleville Charleville 1836
Clonakilty Clonakilty 1836
Clondrohis Macroom 1836
Clonmune Kanturk 1836
Cloyne Cloyne 1836
Cove Cove 1836
Doneraile Doneraile 1836
Donoghmr. Cork 1836
Fermoy Fermoy 1836
Freemount Charleville 1836
Glanworth Glanworth 1836
Glauntane Mallow 1836
Imogeela Castlemart. 1836
Inniscarra Cork 1836
Kanturk Kanturk 1836
Kildonery Kildonery 1836
Killavelling Mallow 1836
Killeagh Killeagh 1836
Kilmacalare Roscarbery 1836
Kilmeen Clonakilty 1836
Kilworth Kilworth 1836
Lisbee Timoleague 1836
Liscarroll Liscarroll 1836
Lisgoold Lisgoold 1836
Macroom Macroom 1836
Mallow Mallow 1836
Middleton Middleton 1836
Mitchelstown Mitchelstown 1836
Newmarket Newmarket 1836
Newtown Buttevant 1836
Rathcormac Rathcormac 1836
Roscarbery Roscarbery 1836
Saleen Cloyne 1836
Skibbereen Skibbereen 1836
Theronadromman Macroom 1836
Timoleag Timoleag 1836
Youghal Youghal 1836

The Post Town would have been the largest town close by where there was a post office
Parish Post Town
Aghabulloge Coachford
Aghada Whitegate, Cloyne
Aghinagh Killinardrish
Anakissy Mallow
Ballindangan Mitchelstown
Ballyclogh Mallow
Ballyhea Ballyhea
Ballymacoda Castlemartyr
Ballyvourney Macroom
Blarney Blarney
Buttevant Buttevant
Carrigtwohill Carrigtwohill
Castlelyons Castlelyons
Castlemagner Kanturk
Castletownroche Castletownroche
Chraleville Charleville
Clondrohid Macroom
Clonmeen Banteer
Cloyne Cloyne
Cobh Cobh
Conna Conna, Tallow
Doneraile Doneraile
Donoughmore Donougmore
Fermoy Fermoy
Freemount Charleville
Glanworth Glanworth
Glountane Mallow
Grenagh Blarney
Imogeela Castlemartyr
Inniscarra Inniscarra
Kanturk Kanturk
Kildorrey Kildorrey
Killeagh Killeagh
Kilnamartyra Macroom
Kilworth Kilworth
Liscarrol Churchtown
Lisgoold Midleton
Macroom Macroom
Mallow Mallow
Midleton Midleton
Mitchelstown Mitchelstown
Mourne Abbey Mourne Abbey
Newmarket Newmarket
Rathcormac Rathcormac
Rock and Meelin Newmarket
Shandrum Charleville
Youghal Youghal

In 1931 the same diocese had the following Catholic parishes: the listing is as for two separate dioceses in the directory, as given here. Cloyne: 47 parishes

Parish Post Town
Ardfield & Rathbarry Clonakilty
aughadown Skibbereen
Barryroe Timoleague
Castletownhaven Rineen
Castletownhaven Unionhall
Clonakilty & Darrary Clonakilty
Kilmacabea Leap
Kilmeen & Castleventry Clonakilty
Rath, Cape Clear & Sherkin Baltimore
Rath, Cape Clear & Sherkin Cape Clear
Rath, Cape Clear & Sherkin Sherkin Island
Rosscarberry & Lissavard Rosscarberry
Skibbereen Skibbereen
Timoleague & Clogach Timoleague

 

 


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  • The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume IV: New Advent for the Summa Theologica, Church Fathers, Catholic Encyclopedia and more.
  • Calendar of Papal Registers (9 Vols., London, 1893-1911); BRADY, Records of Cork, Cloyne, and Ross (Dublin, 1864); IDEM, Episcopal Succession (Rome, 1876); ARCHDALL, Monasticon Hibernicum (Dublin, 1873); SMITH, Cork (new ed., Cork, 1893); Irish Catholic Directory (1911).