placenamesAbbeyfeale
Mainistir na Féile
The parish church records a building campaign, overseas connections and a later side chapel.
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.
Recorded forms
- Mainistir na Féile · Irish · main form · validated name
- Abbeyfeale · English · main form
Place & story
Canon Enright’s building campaign
The Church of the Assumption was built between 1966 and 1968 under Canon Philip Enright, who died in 1969 and is buried in its grounds. The diocesan heritage survey records stained glass depicting the Good Samaritan and the raising of Lazarus behind the main altar. [2]
Priests who served overseas
The burial plot beside the church recalls priests associated with Abbeyfeale who served abroad. Thomas, Patrick and Denis McEnery worked in Duluth, Minnesota. Brothers Seán and T. J. Murphy served in Rockhampton, Australia. Other burials commemorate service in Canberra and Los Angeles. [2]
The side chapel opened in 1991
Bishop Newman opened the chapel adjoining the left transept in June 1991. Its windows depict the Resurrection, Pentecost, Crucifixion and the bread and wine of Mass, with donations commemorating local families. This smaller devotional space was added more than twenty years after the main church. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Abbeyfeale. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Churches of Abbeyfeale: Church of the Assumption · Limerick Diocesan Heritage Project
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.