Patrick J. (P.J.) Brophy BD (1919 – 1998) was an Irish Catholic priest, historian and educator.

Work

Fr. Brophy taught and served as President of Carlow College from 1970 until 1974. From Castlemore in

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. A regular syndicated columnist and contributor to local newspapers e.g. ''The Nationalist and Leinster Leader'' and also appeared on television programmes such as ''The Late Late Show'' and ''Nightlight'' on

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. He also contributed to ''The Irish Ecclesiastical Record'' and ''The Furrow'' magazines. Brophy was also a historian and founding member of ''The Old Carlow Society'' (now '' The Carlow Historical & Archaeological Society'') in 1946, and he was first editor of its journal, ''The Carlovana''.

Honours

The Catholic Church awarded him the title

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. He bequeathed some 4500 books to Carlow College and the New Library was named the ''P. J. Brophy Memorial Library'' in his honour.

Writings

* "The Birth of Carlow College" By Rev. P. J. Brophy, Carloviana - ''Journal of the Old Carlow Society'' Vol. 1. No. 4, New Series, Dec. 1956. Pages 33 – 36. * "The new church on the Curragh speaks well for Ireland-1959" by Rev. P. J. Brophy, ''The Nationalist and Leinster Times'' 14 November 1959.Kildare Electronic Online Historical Journal
www.kildare.ie * "Irish Missionaries" by Rev. P. J. Brophy, ''The Carlovian'', The Carlow College Annual Review 1959. * "Whatever Happened to Our Liturgical Dreams?" by Fr. P. J. Brophy, ''The Furrow'' April 1974.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brophy, P. J. 1919 births 1998 deaths Irish columnists 20th-century Irish Roman Catholic priests Christian clergy from County Carlow Academics of St. Patrick's, Carlow College