Fargal O'Reilly (or Farrell O'Reilly; died 1829) was an Irish

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who served as the

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from 1807 to 1829. A native of the parish of Bailieborough in

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, Ireland, he was the

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from 1790 to 1807. He was elected

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of the Diocese of Kilmore by the Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith on 4 October 1806, ''The Episcopal Succession'', volume 1, p. 287. and was confirmed by

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on 14 December 1806., ''A New History of Ireland'', volume IX, p. 350. O'Reilly's

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to the See of Kilmore was dated 16 January 1807 and was

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on 24 August 1807 by the Most Reverend

Richard O'Reilly Richard O'Reilly (1746–1818) was an Irish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland from 1787 to 1818., ''The Episcopal Succession in England, Scotland and Ireland, volume 1'', p. 231 ...

, Archbishop of Armagh., ''Handbook of British Chronology'', p. 436. He died in office on 30 April 1829, and was buried in the graveyard at Moybolgue, near Bailieborough.

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* * * Year of birth unknown 1829 deaths 19th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Ireland Christian clergy from County Cavan Roman Catholic bishops of Kilmore People from Bailieborough {{Ireland-RC-bishop-stub