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Francis Lenny
Francis Lenny (b. Cookstown 27 September 1928; d. Mullavilly 16 July 1978) was an Irish Roman Catholic bishop in the last third of the 20th century. Lenny was educated at St Patrick's Grammar School, Armagh and St Patrick's College, Maynooth. He was ordained priest for Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Armagh, Armagh on 21 June 1953. He was secretary to John D'Alton, Cardinal's John Dalton and William Conway (cardinal), William Conway from 1955 to 1972. He was appointed parish priest of Mullavilly in 1972 and Auxiliary Bishop Archbishop of Armagh, of Armagh in 1974. He died on the fourth anniversary of his episcopal consecration from injuries received from an arson attack on his home. References 1928 births 1978 deaths Alumni of St Patrick's College, Maynooth People educated at St Patrick's Grammar School, Armagh People from Cookstown Arson deaths 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Ireland Christian clergy from County Tyrone {{Ireland-RC-bishop-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cookstown
Cookstown ( ga, An Chorr Chríochach, IPA: anˠˈxoːɾˠɾˠˈçɾʲiːxəx is a small town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is the fourth largest town in the county and had a population of 11,599 in the 2011 census. It, along with Magherafelt and Dungannon, is one of the main towns in the Mid-Ulster council area. It was founded around 1620 when the townlands in the area were leased by an English ecclesiastical lawyer, Dr. Alan Cooke, from the Archbishop of Armagh, who had been granted the lands after the Flight of the Earls during the Plantation of Ulster. It was one of the main centres of the linen industry west of the River Bann, and until 1956, the processes of flax spinning, weaving, bleaching and beetling were carried out in the town. History In 1609 land was leased to an English ecclesiastical lawyer, Dr Cooke, who fulfilled the covenants entered in the lease by building houses on the land. In 1628, King Charles I granted Letters Patent to Cooke permitting the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
