John Richard Darley
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John Richard Darley (1799 – 1884), a "man who laboured strenuously to awaken and sustain the practical interest of the clergy and laity", was a 19th-century Irish
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. Born in
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and educated at the
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and
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, he was later
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of his
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. Ordained in 1826 he was the Rector of Drumgoon and Archdeacon of Ardagh before elevation to the
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as the 6th
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of the United Diocese of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh. In 1859, Darley both built and financed the running of a school at Cootehill, Co. Cavan. Today, this school is known as the Darley National School.Jonathan A. Smyth, 'John Richard Darley (1799-1884), Bishop, Scholar & Philanthropist', ''Breifne'', vol.xi, no.44. (2008)


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Darley, John Richard 1799 births Christian clergy from County Monaghan People educated at the Royal School Dungannon Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Archdeacons of Ardagh 19th-century Anglican bishops in Ireland Bishops of Kilmore, Elphin and Ardagh 1884 deaths