Macaulay, Ambrose

Crolly, William (1780–1849), catholic archbishop of Armagh (1835–49), was born 8 June 1780 at Ballykilbeg (about four miles from Downpatrick, Co. Down), son of John and Mary Crolly. The Swordes family (Crolly was the Gaelic version of the name), of Anglo-Norman origin, held…

Denvir, Cornelius (1791–1866), catholic bishop of Down and Connor, was born on 13 August 1791 in the townland of Ballywalter, Co. Down, about four miles from Downpatrick. His parents' names are not recorded. He was educated at local schools and at the classical school in…

Dorrian, Patrick (1814–85), Catholic bishop of Down and Connor1865–85, was born 29 March 1814 in Downpatrick, Co. Down, son of Patrick Dorrian, shopkeeper, and Rose Dorrian (née Murphy). He had three brothers: one became a priest, one a doctor, and one farmed near Clough, Co. Down…

Philbin, William Joseph (1907–91), bishop of Clonfert, and of Down and Connor, was born 26 January 1907 in Kiltimagh, Co. Mayo, the middle child and only son among three children of James Philbin and Brigid Philbin (née O'Hora), both of whom were national schoolteachers. Educated…