John Mary Harty (11 August 1867 – 11 September 1946) served as Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cashel from 1913 until his death in 1946. He served as Patron of the

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from 1928. The ''

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'', the trophy for Munster Schools Hurling, is named in his honour, as is the playing field of his native

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club.

Biography

Born in Knocknagurteeny,

, County Limerick, he was educated by the Jesuits in

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, Limerick,Crescent Alumni
crescentpast.com. and from there went to

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, and then

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. He was ordained for the priesthood by Dr. Walsh in

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. Following ordination, Harty spent a year pursuing postgraduate studies in Maynooth as a Dunboyne student. In 1906 he co-founded (with Prof. Walter Mc Donald) the

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, serving as editor, for a number of years, Dr. Harty also served as editor of

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. He held the chair of Dogmatic Theology in Maynooth, and became Senior Professor of Moral Theology. From 1914, Harty was president of the Catholic Truth Society of Ireland. He was a contributor to the ''

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''. He chaired the committee for the Eucharistic Congress in Dublin in 1932. Harty died in

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on 11 September 1946, and was buried at the Cathedral of the Assumption.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Harty, John 1867 births 1946 deaths Alumni of St Patrick's College, Maynooth Alumni of St. Patrick's College, Thurles Patrons of the Gaelic Athletic Association People educated at Crescent College Christian clergy from County Limerick 20th-century Roman Catholic archbishops in Ireland Roman Catholic archbishops of Cashel Contributors to the Catholic Encyclopedia