William Walsh (bishop of Ossory, Ferns and Leighlin)

The Rt Rev William Pakenham Walsh, DD, MA (4 May 1820–30 July 1902) was a 19th-century Anglican priest ^[1] and author.^[2]

Born on 4 May 1820, he was educated at Trinity College, Dublin and ordained in 1844. He held curacies at Ovoca and Rathdrum ^[3] after which he was the incumbent at Sandford, Dublin.^[4] Later (1873–1878) he was Dean of Cashel and then Bishop of Ossory, Ferns and Leighlin ^[5] from 1878^[6] until ^[7] 1897.^[8] He died on 30 July 1902.^[9]
His son was the inaugural Bishop of Assam.^[10]

Notes

1. “Handbook of British Chronology” By Fryde, E. B;. Greenway, D.E;Porter, S; Roy, I: Cambridge, CUP, 1996 ISBN 0-521-56350-X, 9780521563505
2. Amongst others he wrote “Moabite Stone”, 1874; “The Angel of the Lord”, 1876; “Ancient Monuments and Holy Writ”, 1878; “Heroes of the Mission Field”, 1880; “The Decalogue of Charity”, 1882; “Echoes of Bible History”, 1886; and “The Voices of the Psalms”, 1889 > British Library website accessed 19:23 GMT 1 January 2010
3. “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
4. ”The Belfast News-Letter” (Belfast, Ireland), Monday, February 21, 1859; Issue 13313
5. “A New History of Ireland ”Moody,T.M; Martin,F.X; Byrne,F.J;Cosgrove,F: Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1976 ISBN 0-19-821745-5
6. ”THE WEEK”Jackson's Oxford Journal (Oxford, England), Saturday, September 7, 1878; Issue 6547
7. "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889
8. ”THE CHURCH OF IRELAND” The Belfast News-Letter (Belfast, Ireland), Friday, October 22, 1897; Issue 25664
9. Bishop William Walsh. The Times Thursday, Jul 31, 1902; pg. 8; Issue 36834; col D
10. Project Canterbury