Roman Catholic Diocese of Limerick Roman Catholic Diocese of Limerick The Diocese of Limerick (Irish: "Deoise Luimnigh" ) is a Roman Catholic diocese in mid-western Ireland. It is one of six suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of Cashel (also known as Munster) and is subject to the Archbishop of Cashel and Emly. Following the resignation of bishop Donal Murray, the diocese was administered by its metropolitan, Dermot Clifford, until the installation of Brendan Leahy on 14 April 2013. The cathedral church of the diocese is St John's Cathedral. The diocese contains most of County Limerick and parts of counties Clare and Kerry. As well
James Fitz Edmond Cotter 7th Lord Louth. His eldest son, James, inherited his wealth and patronage of the Catholic population of Cork, but not his moderation or astute political instinct and ended his life on the gallows. His other children were: Laurence, Mary, Alice and Monica. He is the patrilinear ancestor of the Cotter baronets of Rockforest in County Cork. James Fitz Edmond Cotter Sir James Fitz Edmond Cotter ( or "Séamus Mac Éamonn Mhic Coitir"; c.1630–1705) was a soldier, a colonial governor and the commander-in-chief of King James's forces, in the Irish Counties of Cork, Limerick, Tipperary and Kerry. He was a prominent