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Abbeyfeale Heritage: Rev William Casey 1844-1907

Rev William Casey, Abbeyfeale, County Limerick 1844-1907. Born 1844 in Castlequarter, Kilbehenny, County Limerick, just across the border from Mitchelstown in County Cork. He was ordained in 1868 and first arrived in Abbeyfeale in 1871 - initially on a temporary basis but soon afterwards on a more permanent appointment as Catholic Curate. Then in 1883 he was appointed Administrator and Parish Priest. However, it is his unflinching and determined support of the common people in their fight against cruel Landlordism during the late 1800's that he will always be fondly remembered. During his thirty five plus years in Abbeyfeale, he had such a profound affect on the lives of those in the West Limerick / North Kerry region, and indeed throughout Ireland, that following his death on 29th Dec 1907 over 12,000 people arrived in Abbeyfeale for his funeral on 2nd Jan 1908. It was also the ordinary people of Ireland and the Irish diaspora who raised the funding to have a Monument erected in The Square, Abbeyfeale, in his honour. A special Thank You to the Team at Castleisland District Heritage in County Kerry, who as part of a collaborative effort, very kindly supplied Abbeyfeale Community Council with some of the content and images used in this Heritage Video. As part of that collaboration, a special preview of this Video was then shown at the Glórach Theatre in Abbeyfeale on Fri 11th Nov 2022 as part of the relaunch of J.D. Harnett's 1908 Book "A Sketch of the life of Rev William Casey P.P. of Abbeyfeale" which had just been updated and republished by the Team at Castleisland District Heritage. #Abbeyfeale #LoveAbbeyfeale #Limerick #WestLimerick #Kerry #Heritage #History #LimerickGreenway #KerryGreenway #Education #DiscoverIreland