William Walsh (archbishop of Dublin)

For other people named William Walsh, see William Walsh (disambiguation).

The Most Reverend William Joseph Walsh
Archbishop of Dublin and Primate of Ireland
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See	Dublin
Installed	1885
Term ended	1921
Predecessor	Edward MacCabe
Successor	Edward Joseph Byrne
Other posts	Chancellor of the National University of Ireland
Orders
Ordination	22 May 1866 (Priest)
Consecration	2 August 1885 (Archbishop)
Personal details
Birth name	William Joseph Walsh
Born	30 January 1841 Dublin, Ireland
Died	Dublin, Ireland
Buried	Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin, Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Denomination	Roman Catholic Church
Parents	Ralph Walsh and Mary Walsh (née Pierce)
Spouse	no
Children	none
Occupation	Roman Catholic Cleric
Profession	the clergy
Alma mater	Maynooth Seminary College

William Joseph Walsh (30 January 1841 – 9 April 1921) served as the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin from 3 July 1885 until his death in 1921. He was born at 11 Essex Quay in Dublin. He was educated at St. Laurence O’Toole Seminary School, Harcourt St., Dublin, the Catholic University of Ireland and St. Patrick's College, Maynooth where he became Professor of Theology in 1867. He was appointed vice-president of Maynooth in 1878 and president in 1880 until he was appointed Archbishop of Dublin.

He was sympathetic to Irish Nationalism and advocated Home Rule and agrarian land reform.

File:Funeral procession of Dr. Walsh, Archbishop of Dublin, hearse en route to Glasnevin Cemetery.jpg

Funeral procession for Dr. Walsh, 14 Apr. 1921

Walsh served on the Senate of the Royal University of Ireland (1883–4) and as part of the Commission of National Education (1885–1901).

He was appointed Chancellor of the newly founded National University of Ireland in 1908, a position he held until he died when he was succeeded by Éamon de Valera.

Publications

• A Plain Exposition of the Irish Land Act of 1881 (1881)
• The Queen's Colleges and the Royal University of Ireland (1883–4)
• The Irish University Question (1897)
• Trinity College and the University of Dublin (1902)
• Trinity College and its Medical School (1906).
• Harmony of the Gospel Narratives of the Passion, Resurrection and Ascension of Our Blessed Lord (1907)

External links

• Chancellors of the NUI – National University of Ireland website
• William Walsh (1885–1921) – Dublin Diocese website

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Edward MacCabe	Archbishop of Dublin and Primate of Ireland 3 July 1885 – 9 April 1921	Succeeded by Edward Joseph Byrne
Academic offices
Preceded by Inaugural appointment	Chancellor of the National University of Ireland 1908 – 1921	Succeeded by Éamon de Valera