Bishop John Keys O'Doherty Of Derry (1889-1907) by Rev Bernard J Canning : Books of Ireland

Bishop John Keys O'Doherty Of Derry (1889-1907) by Rev Bernard J Canning € 25.00

John Keys O’Doherty was the first and to date the only Derry City boy to be Bishop of Derry.
His 18-year episcopate of Derry covers many aspects of the region’s religious and civil life. Derry was then recovering from the Famine Years of 1845-53 when humanitarian aid was a major priority throughout Ireland.
Poverty was extensive in Derry. He brought the Sisters of Nazareth to the city to help the aged poor and orphan children. Unemployment in the area added to that poverty and throughout his episcopate it seemed to increase year by year. To more recent times it has also continued to increase.
He continued the work of his immediate predecessor Bishop Francis Kelly in completing St. Columba’s College with a new wing, library and museum.

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