He was born in Kilmichael in County Cork, Ireland on 14 July 1858. After graduating at St Patrick's College, Maynooth, Cohalan was ordained a priest at the Cathedral of St Mary and St Anne, Cork on 25 July 1882. His first pastoral appointment was a curate at Kilbrittain, County Cork from October 1883 to January 1884. He briefly resumed his post-graduate studies at St Finbarr's Seminary (now College), Cork from January to November 1884. His second curacy was at Tracton, County Cork from November 1884 to September 1896. Cohalan returned to St. Patrick's College, Maynooth as a professor of Theology from 7 September 1896 to 7 June 1914.
He was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Cork and Titular Bishop of Vaga on 25 May 1914. Cohalan was consecrated bishop at St Mary and St Anne's Cathedral on 7 June 1914 by John Harty, Archbishop of Cashel-Emly. Two years later, he was appointed Diocesan Bishop of Cork on 29 August 1916.
Cohalan was an outspoken critic during the Irish War of Independence, condemning acts of violence on both sides. In particular, he denounced the policy of reprisals. In July 1920, he pronounced an interdict on the killers of an RIC sergeant, shot dead in the church porch in Bandon. He declared that anyone killing from ambush would be excommunicated. On 12 December 1920, Cohalan, issued a decree saying that "anyone within the diocese of Cork who organises or takes part in ambushes or murder or attempted murder shall be excommunicated". In turn, his life was threatened by the IRA. In August 1928, he condemned the British government which had allowed Terence McSwiney to die on hunger-strike in 1920.
He died in office at Bon Secours Hospital, Cork on 24 August 1952, aged 94 years old.
Originally buried at St Finbarr's College, Farranferris, he was reinterred in the grounds of St Mary and St Anne's Cathedral, Cork in 1996.
His nephew of the same name, Daniel Cohalan, was Bishop of Waterford and Lismore from 1943 to 1965.
Father Edward Ferris was a Kerryman who went to France at the age of 16 to join the Irish Brigade.
In 1758, at age 20, he entered the Vincentian novitiate in Saint Lazare in Paris. The Irish Province had not been established yet.
In 1771, he was Superior of the Seminary of Toul and Vicar General of the Diocese.
In 1774, he was appointed Superior of the ecclesiastical college of Amiens and became Vicar General of that Diocese.
After Maynooth College was established in 1795, Father Ferris was invited there and became Dean on 11 January of that year.
Father Ferris died in 26 November 1809.
His remains were transferred to Castleknock College Cemetery on 19 October 1875: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/260965902/edward-ferris_cm
James Roche (b Midleton 19 October 1870; d Cobh 31 August 1956) was a 20th century Irish Roman Catholic Bishop.
He served as Bishop of Ross from 1926 to 1931;Coadjutor Bishop of Cloyne and Titular Bishop of Sebastopolis in Armeniafrom 1931 to 1935; and Roman Catholic Bishop of Cloyne from 1935 until his death. He is buried at St Cemetery in Cobh.
James Cahalan was Provincial of the Irish Vincentian Province 1966-1975.
The Carmelite Tertiaries of Drumcondra and Clondalkin were responsible for a house for the blind, eventually taken over by the Rosminian Congregation.
Baptismal name: Martin O’Connor
Religious name: Fr. George O’Connor OFM Cap.
Date of birth: 21 May 1927
Place of birth: Currow (Farranfore), County Kerry
Name of father: David O’Connor
Name of mother: Nora O’Connor (née O’Sullivan)
Date of reception into the Capuchin Order: 3 Oct. 1946
Date of first profession: 4 Oct. 1947
Date of final profession: 4 Oct. 1950
Date of ordination (as priest): 23 May 1954
Missionary activities: Travelled to Livingstone, Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia), on 31 August 1954. He returned to Ireland on 12 January 1981.
Date of death: 5 April 1988
Place of death: Kilkenny
Place of burial: Foulkstown Cemetery, Kilkenny
Religious Name: Fr. Conleth McConville OFM Cap.
Baptismal name: William McConville
Date of birth: 2 July 1913
Place of birth: Derryclone, Aghagallon Parish, County Antrim, Diocese of Down and Connor
Name of father: Francis Bernard McConville
Name of mother: Mary Burns
Date of reception into the Capuchin Order: 3 Oct. 1951
Date of first profession: 4 Oct. 1952
Date of final profession: 4 Oct. 1955
Date of ordination: 21 June 1943, Maynooth (Priest of the Diocese of Down and Connor)
Education details: B.A., Queens’ University, Belfast, 1938
Date of death: 19 Oct. 1969
Place of death: Mater Hospital, Dublin
Place of burial: Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin