He left a meager one hundred pound donation to the local Poor Relief Committee when he returned to England.

Catholic church

The parish priest Michael Slattery was appointed Archbishop of Cashel and Emly in 1833. Slattery was succeeded by Father William Morris, who led 118 local men in signing the Cormack Petition in 1858. This document provides a vital snapshot of the town's population,

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