Michael Murphy (b.

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18 February 1924; d.

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7 October 1996) was an Irish

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in the last quarter of the 20th Century. Before becoming a priest Murphy was a member of the team that won the

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. Murphy was ordained priest on 19 June 1949.Diocese of Cork and Ross
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then as head teacher of

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.Walsh, Fr. J. C.: Farranferris: The Heritage of St Finbarr 1887-1987. Tower Books, Cork 1987. He was appointed

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of Cork and Ross on 1 April 1976 and was consecrated its diocesan on 23 August 1980. He died in post sixteen years later.

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1924 births 1996 deaths Alumni of St Patrick's College, Maynooth Alumni of University College Dublin Glen Rovers hurlers Cork inter-county hurlers Irish expatriates Expatriates in Peru Roman Catholic bishops of Cork and Ross 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Ireland Christian clergy from County Cork {{Cork-hurling-bio-stub