His father, although a deist, intended that his son enter the clergy,[1] but Ouseley spent much of his childhood in the cabins of peasant neighbours.[2] He was tutored with his cousins Gore and William, and all three had notable careers.[3]
Married at age 20, Ouseley led a wild life that dissipated both his own and his wife's fortunes. After losing an eye when shot in a tavern brawl, a loss that reputedly left him with a frightening appearance,[2] Ouseley left his wild ways behind him. In 1791 he was converted to Methodism by English soldiers stationed in Dunmore,[4] and he set out in turn, to convert and reform others. Ouseley preached the gospel, mostly in Ulster, until his death, preaching up to 20 sermons a week.[1] His knowledge of the Irish language and of peasant mores— not to mention his eccentric preaching astride a whitehorse— won him renown as Methodism's 'apostle to the Irish'.[2]
Works
A Short Defence Of The Old Religion (1812, 2nd Ed. 1829)
Rare discoveries (1823)
Old Christianity (1827)
Four letters (1829)
Oliver St. John Gogarty wrote an autobiographical novel Tumbling in the Hay and two plays under the pseudonym Gideon Ouseley, A Serious Thing and The Enchanted Trousers.[5]
The writer John Mulvey Ousley was of a later generation of the same family.[6]
Notes
^ abc"Ouseley, Gideon". Encyclopedia Americana, Canadian Edition. Vol. 21. 1950. p. 53.
^ abcCunningham, John (2004). A Town Tormented by the sea: Galway, 1790-1914. Dublin: Geography Publications. p. 252. ISBN0-906602-32-7.
^R. W. Ferrier, ‘Ouseley, Sir Gore, first baronet (1770–1844)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 accessed 10 Nov 2011
^Arthur, William (1876). The Life of Gideon Ouseley. Wesleyan Conference Office.
^Barger, Jorn. . Archived from the original on 8 June 2007. Retrieved 10 June 2007.
gideon, ouseley, february, 1762, 1839, born, into, anglican, gentry, family, dunmore, county, galway, born24, february, 1762, 1762, dunmore, galwaydied13, 1839, 1839, aged, dublin, irelandoccupationmethodist, missionary, ireland, contents, biography, works, no. Gideon Ouseley 24 February 1762 13 May 1839 1 was born into an Anglican gentry family in Dunmore County Galway Gideon OuseleyBorn24 February 1762 1762 02 24 Dunmore GalwayDied13 May 1839 1839 05 14 aged 77 Dublin IrelandOccupationMethodist missionary in Ireland Contents 1 Biography 2 Works 3 Notes 4 External linksBiography EditHis father although a deist intended that his son enter the clergy 1 but Ouseley spent much of his childhood in the cabins of peasant neighbours 2 He was tutored with his cousins Gore and William and all three had notable careers 3 Married at age 20 Ouseley led a wild life that dissipated both his own and his wife s fortunes After losing an eye when shot in a tavern brawl a loss that reputedly left him with a frightening appearance 2 Ouseley left his wild ways behind him In 1791 he was converted to Methodism by English soldiers stationed in Dunmore 4 and he set out in turn to convert and reform others Ouseley preached the gospel mostly in Ulster until his death preaching up to 20 sermons a week 1 His knowledge of the Irish language and of peasant mores not to mention his eccentric preaching astride a white horse won him renown as Methodism s apostle to the Irish 2 Works EditA Short Defence Of The Old Religion 1812 2nd Ed 1829 Rare discoveries 1823 Old Christianity 1827 Four letters 1829 Oliver St John Gogarty wrote an autobiographical novel Tumbling in the Hay and two plays under the pseudonym Gideon Ouseley A Serious Thing and The Enchanted Trousers 5 The writer John Mulvey Ousley was of a later generation of the same family 6 Notes Edit a b c Ouseley Gideon Encyclopedia Americana Canadian Edition Vol 21 1950 p 53 a b c Cunningham John 2004 A Town Tormented by the sea Galway 1790 1914 Dublin Geography Publications p 252 ISBN 0 906602 32 7 R W Ferrier Ouseley Sir Gore first baronet 1770 1844 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press 2004 online edn Jan 2008 accessed 10 Nov 2011 Arthur William 1876 The Life of Gideon Ouseley Wesleyan Conference Office Barger Jorn Oliver St John Gogarty resources on the web Archived from the original on 8 June 2007 Retrieved 10 June 2007 Kelly Richard J June 1910 The Name and Familey of Ouseley The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 5th Series 20 2 132 146 External links EditGideon Ouseley From A Compendium of Irish Biography 1878 Dun Laoghaire Methodist Church How it began This biographical article about person in connection with Christianity is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gideon Ouseley amp oldid 964832428, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
