Daly, Cahal Cardinal b. October 1, 1917 d. December 31, 2009 Roman Catholic Cardinal. He drew the ire of his fellow Catholics for advocating an end to the violence in Northern Ireland. Raised by a middle class family in Loughuile, County Antrim, he was educated at St. Patrick's National School, and later at St. Malachy's College, Belfast, and at Queens University, Belfast. Ordained a Priest in 1941, he took his doctorate in 1944, then taught for a time in WWII Paris, where he came under the influence of progressive thinkers (though he himself was to be...[Read More] (Bio by: Bob Hufford) Saint Patrick's Roman Catholic Cathedral, Armagh, County Armagh, Northern Ireland
Mac Rory, Joseph b. March 19, 1861 d. October 13, 1945 Religious Figure. Born in Ballygowley, near Armagh, he studied at Saint Patrick's College, in Armagh and at Saint Patrick's College, in Maynooth. He was ordained, on September 13, 1885, in Maynooth. He was the first president of the Dungannon Academy, in 1886 to 1887. He was a Faculty member of Oscott College, from 1887 to 1889, and of Saint Patrick's College, in Maynooth, from 1889 to1915, the last three years serving as vice-president. In 1906, he was one of founders of "The Irish Theological...[Read More] (Bio by: Guy Gagnon) Saint Patrick's Roman Catholic Cathedral, Armagh, County Armagh, Northern Ireland