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A History of the Franciscan Order in Ireland (Author: Donagh Mooney)

Subsection 3

The Province of Cashel

The ecclesiastical province of Cashel comprises Ormond, Desmond, and that part of Connaught which is called Thomond. It contains the following dioceses—

  1. Cashel.
  2. Emly.11 These two are now united. Whether in perpetuity of for a time I know not. The present archbishop is David Kearney, who lives in Ireland, His predecessor was Dermot O’Hurley, who was crowned by a glorious martyrdom in the month of May, 1584, by the orders of the Lord Justice, Sir Henry Wallop.
  3. Waterford.
  4. Lismore. These two have been united for a long time.
  5. Cork. These two have also been united for many years. The last bishop was Dermot MacCraghe, a man of great prudence and most skilful in the administration of affairs. I saw him about the year 1599, and he lived for some time afterwards.
  6. Ross. Boetius12 Egan was Bishop of this diocese. He was a member of our Order, and most active in the promotion of the Catholic cause. He was put to death in 1650, a noble martyr of the Faith.
  7. Ardfert.
  8. Kilfenora. The last bishop was a Franciscan, Hugh MacClanchy.

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  9. Limerick.
  10. Killaloe. Conor Ryan was lately bishop of this acre. He belonged to our order, and lived about the year 1615.