John Dunne was an Irish priest and educator, who served as President of Carlow College from 1856 to 1864.
He was born in July 1816 in Ballinakill,
Queens County(Laois) his great uncle also called John Dunne was
Bishop of Ossory. His father John Dunne gave evidence along with
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to a House of Commons Committee in London.
Educated at Ballyroan, in 1834 he entered
St. Patrick's, Carlow College, from which in 1837 he proceeded to
Maynooth College
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completing his ecclesiastic course, he proceeding to study in the Dunboyne Establishment. Dunne returned to Carlow College as a Professor of Moral and Mental Philosophy, in 1850 he was appointed vice-president, and 1856 he succeeded Dr. Walshe as President of the college.
Dunne was appointed parish priest in Kildare,
in 1864 and he died there on 25 July 1867.
He is buried in St. Brigid's Church, Kildare.
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Collections relating to the dioceses of Kildare and LeighlinPortrait of John Dunne
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1816 births
1867 deaths
Alumni of Carlow College
Alumni of St Patrick's College, Maynooth
Academics of St. Patrick's, Carlow College
People from County Laois