- Patrick Duggan
Patrick Duggan (
10 November 1813 -15 August 1896 ) wasRoman Catholic Bishop of Clonfert inIreland .Duggan was born in
Cummer ,County Galway , in 1813. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1841 and appointedcurate to theparish of Kilmoylan and Cummer , and later parish priest. He was elevated to the Bishopric on14 January 1872 .Duggan supported the
Tenant Right League and the Home Rule movement. In the 1872 County Galwayby-election , Duggan organized support for Capt. J.P. Nolan who was favourably disposed towards tenant rights. Nolan was elected but lost his seat on the grounds of undue clerical influence and Dr. Duggan was brought to trial with others before the Court of Common Pleas, but the case collapsed and he was acquitted.In 1884 he was requested by
Michael Cusack and others to become patron of the plannedGaelic Athletic Association . Dr. Duggan declined due to illness and suggestedThomas Croke ,Archbishop of Cashel and Emly , in his place.He is buried in
Glasnevin Cemetery .Further reading
Veritas Publications, "Bishop of the Land War: Dr. Patrick Duggan, Bishop of Clonfert, 1813-1896", Hyperion Books, 1989. ISBN 0-86217-284-5.
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