James Collins (5 February 1801 – 19 June 1868) was an

Anglican Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of th ...

priest A priest is a religious leader authorized to perform the sacred rituals of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and one or more deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particu ...

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

during the 19th century. Collins was born in

County Louth County Louth ( ; ga, An Lú) is a coastal county in the Eastern and Midland Region of Ireland, within the province of Leinster. Louth is bordered by the counties of Meath to the south, Monaghan to the west, Armagh to the north and Down to the ...

and educated at

Trinity College, Dublin , name_Latin = Collegium Sanctae et Individuae Trinitatis Reginae Elizabethae juxta Dublin , motto = ''Perpetuis futuris temporibus duraturam'' (Latin) , motto_lang = la , motto_English = It will last i ...

. He was the incumbent at

Denn, County Cavan Denn is a civil parish in County Cavan in the Republic of Ireland with three churches. Ethnology The name "Denn" is derived from the old Irish word "dionga", meaning "fortress". The townlands of Denbann and Denmore roughly translate to the "wh ...

and

Dean of Killala The Dean of Killala is based at the Cathedral Church of St Patrick, Killala in the Diocese of Killala within the united bishopric of Tuam, Killala and Achonry of the Church of Ireland. The Cathedral Church of St Crumnathy, Achonry, was closed i ...

from 1844 until his death."Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 4" Cotton, H. pp81/2: Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848-1878

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Alumni of Trinity College Dublin 19th-century Irish Anglican priests Deans of Killala 1868 deaths 1801 births Christian clergy from County Louth {{Ireland-Anglican-clergy-stub