Michael Slattery (1783–1857) was a

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clergyman who served as the Archbishop of Cashel & Emly from 1833 to 1857. He was born at

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in 1783, and was educated at the Abbey School there. He entered

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when only fifteen years of age, one of the first Catholics to do so, earning a

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degree in 1804.Murphy, David. "Slattery, Michael:, ''Dictionary of Irish Biography'', 2009
/ref> He then decided to become a

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, and was enrolled at the

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. He was ordained in 1809, and continued at Carlow as a professor of philosophy and of Moral Theology. As a priest, Father Slattery served the parishes of Ulla in

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for two years, and

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for over twenty years. In 1832 he we elected president of the

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; in 1833 he was elected to succeed Archbishop Robert Laffan as head of the

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, and was installed at

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on 24 February 1834. Slattery was a moderate

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and supported

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, but also spoke out against more militant nationalism. In 1842 Slattery established a foreign mission department in St. Patrick's College, Thurles. Archbishop Slattery died at

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on 4 February 1857.

The Michael Slattery Lecture Series

The Michael Slattery Lectures series is held by Carlow College in association with

, recognising his connection to both institutions. Participants from the Departments of History, English, History of Art and Architecture from Trinity and the Humanities Department at Carlow College attend. * ''Re-interpreting Rebellion in Irish History'', The Michael Slattery Lectures, 2008.Trinity lecture series begins in Carlow College
'' The Nationalist'', Wednesday, 2 January 2008 * ''Irish Reputations'', The Michael Slattery Lectures, 2009.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Slattery, Michael 1783 births 1857 deaths 19th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Ireland People from County Tipperary Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Alumni of Carlow College Academics of St. Patrick's, Carlow College Presidents of St Patrick's College, Maynooth Roman Catholic archbishops of Cashel People educated at The Abbey School (Tipperary)