Patrick Durcan (5 February 1790 – 1 May 1875) was an Irish

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clergyman who served as

Bishop of Achonry The Bishop of Achonry () is an episcopal title which takes its name after the village of Achonry in County Sligo, Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains as a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with other bi ...

from 1852 until his death. The son of John and Mary Durcan (), he helped to translate the

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into the English language, published in 1857. He was educated at

St Patrick's College, Maynooth St Patrick's Pontifical University, Maynooth (), is a pontifical Catholic university in the town of Maynooth near Dublin, Ireland Dublin is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Situated on Dublin Bay at the mou ...

. In 1832 he became

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Collooney Collooney or Coloony () is a town in County Sligo, Ireland. Toponymy Collooney is thought to derive from . Reverend Terrence O'Rorke has previously also suggested ''Culmaine'', as Collooney is designated this way in such works as the ''Annal ...

. He is buried at the

Cathedral of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Nathy, Ballaghaderreen Ballaghaderreen Cathedral (''Full title'': The Cathedral Church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Nathy) is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Achonry. Located in Ballaghaderreen, County Roscommon in Irela ...

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1790 births 1875 deaths 19th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Ireland Roman Catholic bishops of Achonry Alumni of St Patrick's College, Maynooth Christian clergy from County Sligo {{Ireland-RC-bishop-stub