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Betagh, Thomas (1738–1811), Jesuit priest and educator, was born in May 1738 in Kells, Co. Meath, into a family of tanners whose ancestors had lost their estates in the Cromwellian confiscation. He received his early education at Kells, but was enrolled in the Jesuit academy in…

Caulfield, James (c.1732–1814), catholic bishop of Ferns, was born at Saltmills, Co. Wexford. He was educated at a classical school at Saltmills conducted by a Church of Ireland minister under the patronage of Caesar Colclough…

Coigly (Coigley, Quigley, O'Coigley), James (1761–98), United Irishman and catholic priest, was born in August 1761 in Kilmore, Co. Armagh, second son of James Coigly, farmer, and Louisa Coigly (née Donnelly). In the absence of seminary education in penal Ireland, Coigly served an…

Gahan, William (1732–1804), Augustinian friar and author, was born 5 June 1732 in Dublin, son of Denis Gahan and Mary Gahan (née Warren). Received into the Augustinian order in 1748, he studied at Louvain, where he was ordained (1755) and secured a doctorate in theology. Returning…

Hussey, Thomas (1746–1803), catholic bishop of Waterford and Lismore, was born in Harristown, Co. Meath. Educated at Seville, he was ordained to the priesthood on 25 March 1769 and was immediately appointed one of the chaplains to the Spanish ambassador in London. Hussey's time in…

Martin, John (c.1756–p.1801?), Augustinian priest and United Irishman, was born in Muckerstaff, Granard, Co. Longford; little is known of his early life. He joined the Augustinian order and made his final profession at Salamanca in January 1781. On his return to…

Rice, Edmund Ignatius (1766–1844), religious and educator, was born 1 June 1766 at Westcourt, Callan, Co. Kilkenny, the fourth of seven sons of Robert Rice, a farmer, and his wife, Margaret Tierney. Edmund's education began at a local hedge school; he subsequently transferred to a…

Troy, John Thomas (1739–1823), catholic archbishop of Dublin, was born 12 July 1739 at Porterstown, near Dublin, the eldest son of James Troy, merchant, and Mary Neville. In 1755 he joined the Dominican friars and left Dublin to commence his studies at Rome. Ordained to the…