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at that time. At first the Ark was parked alongside a public road that was outside Keane's control. But the harassment-campaign went on and Fr. Meehan was prosecuted for creating a nuisance on the public road. Meehan won this case. Then he moved the cart to the foreshore, off the public road. Below
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The Little Ark was effectively a mobile church, devised to circumvent the absolute refusal by the landlord
Nicolas Westby and his agent Marcus Keane to allow a church near Kilbaha. In fact, Keane tried to sabotage any Catholic worship. A makeshift church in two cabins was quickly demolished by him.
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the high watermark, the beach was free land. Keane did not stop and he went after the tenants who stored The Little Ark by evicting them and demolish their houses.
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formed just one parish under the name of "Moyarta and
Kilballyowen". Before 1817 it was known as Kilballyowen. In 1878 it was split into the parishes of
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in parliamentary election in 1857. At 12 July 1857 the foundation of the new church, in the townland Moveen near
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Our Lady Star of the Sea Church in
Mooneen, Kilbaha. Also known as "Church of the Little Ark".
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The second church of the parish is the Our Lady Star of the Sea Church in
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In the end Marcus Keane gave in as a trade off to securing the catholic vote to
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The history of the parish is a complicated one. In the time of father
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Cuchulain's Leap; A History of the
Parishes of Carrigaholt and Cross
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The main church of the parish is the Our Lady Of
Lourdes Church in
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Our Lady Of
Lourdes Church in Cross with the Village Pump
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534:. St. Flannans (Killaloe) Diocesan Thrust. p. 13.
519:. St. Flannans (Killaloe) Diocesan Thrust. p. 11.
504:. St. Flannans (Killaloe) Diocesan Thrust. p. 10.
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The
Diocese of Killaloe : An illustrated History
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Diocese of Killaloe : An illustrated History
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The Diocese of Killaloe : An illustrated History
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The Diocese of Killaloe : An illustrated History
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205:Current (2022) co-parish priest is Michael Casey.
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418:. Carrigaholt and Cross Heritage Group.
16:Catholic parish in County Clare, Ireland
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653:Cooraclare
382:Clare Live
362:13 January
338:References
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880:Killanena
812:Broadford
721:Kilfarboy
689:Kildysart
591:, Ireland
243:, ran by
214:Loop Head
145:Time zone
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912:Clonlara
852:Kilkeedy
844:Crusheen
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725:Kilmaley
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661:Kilmihil
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237:Kilbaha
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