Barefield Church...
The parish priest is Father Gerry Carey, and it is he who will be conducting the service on 3rd January 2015. Father Carey has been in this position now for over 20 years and conducts mass for several of the local schools inside the parish, including Barefield School, where Aileen attended, and he remembers her for her time there.
Barefield or Gortlumman (Irish: Gort Lomán) is a village and townland in County Clare, Ireland. It is located on the R458 road, with the M18 national primary road between Ennis and Gort skirting it. Barefield is in the Catholic parish of Doora and Kilraghtis, also called Doora-Barefield parish. The village itself consists of The Church of the Immaculate Conception, Barefield National School, two shops and two pubs. Access to Barefield has changed in 2007 with the opening of the Ennis Bypass and changed again in 2010 upon the completion of the Gort Bypass.
Templemaley (Irish: Teampall Uà Mháille) is a civil parish in County Clare, Ireland. It contains the village of Barefield and part of the town of Ennis.
Dating back to 1865, Barefield Church has been the epicentre of Barefield parish for over 200 years. The Church is one of three churches in the Doora-Barefield parish, its full title ‘Church of the Immaculate Conception’.