Prior to his appointment as Bishop, Fr. O'Donnell served as chaplain to Galway Gaol, and he witnessed many executions. He was also served as parish priest of St. Nicholas West (The Claddagh), Galway. Dr. O'Donnell also served as Vicar General for the Diocese.
He tutored his Nephew Dominic Bodkin, the son of his sister Eleanor, who went on to be a Physician in America. His residence, Fort Lorenzo, Taylors Hill, Galway, was purchased by Mrs Kirwan his sister for him.[2]
Bishop Galway died on 29 June 1855, and was buried in his former parish of The Claddagh in the Dominican Fathers’ Burial Ground, in Galway. A monument was erected in his memory by his sister Mrs. Catherine Hickey.[3]
Bishop O'Donnell was seen as being ineffectual by Cardinal Cullen, in not counteracting the proselytizing by protestants in the west of Ireland during the famine, also in the lack of Catholic influence (and inability to award degrees in theology) in the establishment of the Queen's Colleges.[4] Bishop O'Donnell was supportive of the Queens College which was established in Galway.
An oil painting portrait of Dr. O'Donnell by the artist Fr. John Rooney, hung in the Bishops Residence in Taylors Hill.[2] Bishop O'Donnell Road, in Galway is named after him.
Referencesedit
^Laurence O'Donnell Bishop of Galway 1844-1855 by Treasa McMahon, Moycullen Heritage
^ abJoannes Clericus - The Life and Work of the Revd John Rooney' by Marion McEnroy, Irish Arts Review Yearbook, Vol. 17 (2001).
^Bishop Laurence ODonnell St Marys Dominican Graveyard, Historic Graves.
^'Paul Cullen, John Henry Newman, and the Catholic University of Ireland, 1845-1865' by Colin Barr, Gracewing Publishing, 2003
laurence, donnell, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, august, . This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Laurence O Donnell news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article is about the Irish religious leader For other people with the same name see Lawrence O Donnell disambiguation Laurence O Donnell DD 1777 29 June 1855 was a Roman Catholic Bishop of Galway starting in 1844 he was appointed September 26 and consecrated October 28 Born in Oldchapel Oughterard Co Galway Laurence entered St Patrick s College Maynooth in 1800 to train for the priesthood 1 Prior to his appointment as Bishop Fr O Donnell served as chaplain to Galway Gaol and he witnessed many executions He was also served as parish priest of St Nicholas West The Claddagh Galway Dr O Donnell also served as Vicar General for the Diocese He tutored his Nephew Dominic Bodkin the son of his sister Eleanor who went on to be a Physician in America His residence Fort Lorenzo Taylors Hill Galway was purchased by Mrs Kirwan his sister for him 2 Bishop Galway died on 29 June 1855 and was buried in his former parish of The Claddagh in the Dominican Fathers Burial Ground in Galway A monument was erected in his memory by his sister Mrs Catherine Hickey 3 Bishop O Donnell was seen as being ineffectual by Cardinal Cullen in not counteracting the proselytizing by protestants in the west of Ireland during the famine also in the lack of Catholic influence and inability to award degrees in theology in the establishment of the Queen s Colleges 4 Bishop O Donnell was supportive of the Queens College which was established in Galway An oil painting portrait of Dr O Donnell by the artist Fr John Rooney hung in the Bishops Residence in Taylors Hill 2 Bishop O Donnell Road in Galway is named after him References edit Laurence O Donnell Bishop of Galway 1844 1855 by Treasa McMahon Moycullen Heritage a b Joannes Clericus The Life and Work of the Revd John Rooney by Marion McEnroy Irish Arts Review Yearbook Vol 17 2001 Bishop Laurence ODonnell St Marys Dominican Graveyard Historic Graves Paul Cullen John Henry Newman and the Catholic University of Ireland 1845 1865 by Colin Barr Gracewing Publishing 2003External links edit Bishop Laurence O Donnell Catholic Hierarchy org David M Cheney self published Portals nbsp Biography nbsp Catholicism nbsp Ireland nbsp This article about an Irish Catholic bishop or archbishop is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Laurence O 27Donnell amp oldid 1216581590, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
