Patrick Duggan
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The Most. Rev. Dr. Patrick Duggan (10 November 1813-15 August 1896) was Bishop of Clonfert in Ireland.
Duggan was born in Cummer, County Galway, in 1813. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1841 and appointed curate to the parish of Kilmoylan and Cummer, and later parish priest. He was elevated to the Bishopric on 14 January 1872.
Duggan supported the Tenant Right Movement and the Home Rule movement. In the 1872 County Galway by-election, Duggan organized support for Capt. J.P. Nolan who was favourably disposed towards tenant rights. Nolan was elected but lost his seat on the grounds of undue clerical influence and Dr. Duggan was brought to trial with others before the Court of Common Pleas, but the case collapsed and he was acquitted.
In 1884 he was requested by Michael Cusack and others to become patron of the planned Gaelic Athletic Association. Dr. Duggan declined due to illness and suggested Thomas Croke, Archbishop of Cashel and Emly, in his place.
He is buried in Glasnevin.
[edit] Further reading
Veritas Publications, Bishop of the Land War: Dr. Patrick Duggan, Bishop of Clonfert, 1813-1896, Hyperion Books, 1989. ISBN 0-86217-284-5.
