Michael O'Brien, DD (b Ardconnell 31 March 1876; d

Killarney Killarney ( ; , meaning 'church of sloes') is a town in County Kerry, southwestern Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The town is on the northeastern shore of Lough Leane, part of Killarney National Park, and is home to St Mary's Cathedral, Killar ...

4 October 1952) was an Irish Roman Catholic Bishop in the mid 20th century. O'Brien 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 ...

and

ordained Ordination is the process by which individuals are Consecration in Christianity, consecrated, that is, set apart and elevated from the laity class to the clergy, who are thus then authorized (usually by the religious denomination, denominationa ...

in 1901.Catholic Hierarchy
/ref> He was Bishop of Ardfert and Aghadoe from 1927 until his death.

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1876 births 1952 deaths 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Ireland Roman Catholic Bishops of Ardfert and Agahdoe Alumni of St Patrick's College, Maynooth Christian clergy from County Kerry {{Ireland-RC-bishop-stub