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'''Daniel Delany''' DD (February 1747 in Paddock, Mountrath, [[Laois]], Ireland – 1814) was the [[Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin]] and the founder of the Brigidine order of Catholic nuns, and the Patrician Brothers.
'''Daniel Delany''' DD (February 1747 in Paddock, Mountrath, [[Laois]], Ireland – 9 July 1814, Tullow, County Carlow) was the Roman Catholic [[Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin]]. Educated at the [[Irish College in Paris]], he taught at the [[Colleges of St Omer, Bruges and Liège|English college at Saint-Omer]].

In 1783, Delaney was appointed coadjutor to James Keeffe, Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin. Together, they established [[St. Patrick's, Carlow College]]. Delany later founded the [[Brigidine Sisters]], and the [[Patrician Brothers]].


==Biography==
==Biography==
===Early life===
He was born as the first of two sons into a farming family in 1747. His father Daniel and younger brother John died when Daniel was still young, and his mother, Elizabeth Delany (née Fitzpatrick) sent him to her sisters to be cared for and to gain a better education. Daniel attended the local [[Hedge school]] at Briscula, just a few kilometres from his home.<ref>[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlcar2/Dr_Daniel_Delaney.htm Dr. Daniel Delaney] by Sr. M. Claude, C.S.B.</ref>
He was born as the first of two sons into a farming family in 1747. His father Daniel and younger brother John died when Daniel was still young, and his mother, Elizabeth Delany (née Fitzpatrick) sent him to her sisters to be cared for and to gain a better education. Daniel attended the local [[Hedge school]] at Briscula, just a few kilometres from his home.<ref>[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlcar2/Dr_Daniel_Delaney.htm Sr. M. Claude, C.S.B., "Dr. Daniel Delaney", ''Carloviana'' Vol 2. No. 27. 1978/79 p. 30 &31.]</ref>


In 1763 at the age of 16 Delany went to Paris to study for his priesthood at the [[Irish College in Paris|Irish College, Paris]] and was ordained a priest in 1770/71. For the next five or six years Delany taught rhetoric at the English College at [[Saint-Omer]] in France.<ref>[http://www.carlow-nationalist.ie/2015/02/06/the-bishop-daniel-delany-story/ The Bishop Daniel Delany Story] Carlow Nationalist, 6th February 2015.</ref> He returned to Ireland around 1777.
As the public practice of Catholicism was outlawed by British Law at the time, in 1763, at the age of sixteen, Delany was smuggled out of Ireland to Paris to study for the priesthood at the Irish College in Paris. He was ordained a priest in 1770. For the next five or six years Delany taught rhetoric at the English College at [[Saint-Omer]] in France.<ref>[http://www.carlow-nationalist.ie/2015/02/06/the-bishop-daniel-delany-story/ The Bishop Daniel Delany Story] Carlow Nationalist, 6th February 2015.</ref>


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Father Delany returned to Ireland in 1776. Soon after arriving he was stationed at [[Tullow]] as assistant priest. Catholic education in Ireland had been denied to the people of Ireland since the seventeenth century; in consequence much of the population suffered from poverty, hunger and drunkenness. Delany tried to bring back the traditional Catholic education to the community. He started by the establishment of [[Sunday school]]s for the youth of Tullow.<ref name=patrician>[http://www.patricianbrothers.com/history/history/bishopdelany.html "Bishop Daniel Delany", The Brothers of St. Patrick]</ref> He also formed a youth band to help teach his students hymns. Soon older people of the community started to join these classes.
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Soon after arriving he was stationed at [[Tullow]] as [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlcar2/James_OKeeffe.htm Bishop James Keeffe's] assistant priest. He lived there for the rest of his life.


==Bishop==
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[[Catholic]] education in Ireland had been denied to the people of Ireland since the seventeenth century, in consequence many of the population suffered from poverty, hunger and drunkenness. Delany tried hard to bring back the traditional Catholic education to the community. He started by the establishment of [[Sunday school]]s for the youth of Tullow. He also formed a youth band to help teach his students [[hymns]]. Soon older people of the community started to join these classes.
In April 1783 Delany was appointed Coadjutor to Bishop James Keeffe of the Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin,<ref name=patrician/> choosing as his motto ''Fortiter et Suaviter''.


===St. Patrick's College===
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Some time after 1794 Elizabeth Delany his mother died, leaving him all her property. Delany invested a portion of this property left to him and the interest went to charities. Delany also distributed prayer books to children on the day of their [[first communion]].
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With some relaxation of the [[Penal Laws (Ireland)|Penal Laws]] in 1782, many Irish priests including Bishops Keeffe and Delany worked to rebuild churches, monasteries, convents and schools. In 1782 Keeffe and Delany began planning for the establishment of a [[Tertiary education|tertiary college]] for the education of both lay students and those studying for the priesthood. [[St. Patrick's, Carlow College|St. Patrick's College]] was originally planned for Tullow but in the end had to be situated in Carlow fifteen kilometres away. Keeffe died in 1787 but he was able to witness the beginning of construction. It was left to Bishop Delany and Fr [[Henry Staunton (priest)|Henry Staunton]] of Carlow to get the college finished. For financial reasons it did not open until 1793, with Staunton as its first president. St. Patrick's, Carlow is the oldest surviving Catholic tertiary college in Ireland preceding [[St Patrick's College, Maynooth]] by two years.

In April 1783 Delany was appointed Coadjustor Bishop of the Diocese of [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dkild.html Kildare and Leighlin]. Soon afterwards he took up the motto "Fortiter et Suaviter" a motto he copied from his spiritual mentor [[St Francis De Sales]] (1567 - 1622).

With some relaxation of the [[Penal Laws (Ireland)|Penal Laws]] in 1782, many Irish priests including Bishops Keeffe and Delany worked to rebuild churches, monasteries, convents and schools.

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In 1782 Keeffe with Delany began planning for the establishment of a tertiary college ([[St. Patrick's, Carlow College]]) for the education of both lay students and those studying for the priesthood. The college was originally planned for Tullow but in the end had to be situated in Carlow fifteen kilometres away. Keeffe died in 1787 but he was able to witness the beginning of construction. It was left to Bishop Delany and Fr [[Henry Staunton (priest)|Henry Staunton]] of Carlow to get the college finished. For financial reasons it did not open until 1793. It is the oldest surviving Catholic tertiary college in Ireland preceding famous [http://maynoothcollege.ie Maynooth College] by two years.


With the death of Bishop Keeffe in 1787 Bishop Delany was appointed Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin on 17 February 1788.
With the death of Bishop Keeffe in 1787 Bishop Delany was appointed Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin on 17 February 1788.


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Some time after 1794, his mother died, leaving him all her property. Delany invested a portion of this property left to him and the interest went to charities. Delany also distributed prayer books to children on the day of their [[first communion]].{{cn|date=January 2019}} He was responsible for the building of a church in both Tullow (1805) and Mountrath (1810).
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He was responsible for the building of a church in both Tullow (1805) and Mountrath (1810). In 1807 Delany refounded the Congregation of [[St. Brigid]] the ''[[Brigidine Sisters]]'', and in 1808 he founded the Congregation of [[Patrician Brothers]] in Tullow, county Carlow. In the convent gardens Delany planted an oak sapling from Kildare. Today many of the Brigidine communities have an oak tree growing from the seed of an oak tree in Kildare.


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In 1807 Delany refounded the Congregation of [[St. Brigid]], the '''[[Brigidine Sisters]]''', and in 1808, the Congregation of [[Patrician Brothers|'''The Brothers of St. Patrick''']] in Tullow, county Carlow. In the convent gardens Delany planted an oak sapling from Kildare. Today many of the Brigidine communities have an oak tree growing from the seed of an oak tree in Kildare.
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Bishop Delany died at two on the morning of 9 July 1814. He had been seriously ill for some months and was being cared for by the Brigidine Sisters in their convent. He is buried under his Tullow church.


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Bishop Delany died at two on the morning of 9 July 1814. He had been seriously ill for some months and was being cared for by the Brigidine Sisters in their convent. He is buried in his Tullow church.<ref name=patrician/>
Today you will find his spiritual children, the Brigidines and Patricians, all over the world striving to continue his vision of an education for all.


==Schools Named After Daniel Delany==
==Schools Named After Daniel Delany==
[[Delany College]], [[Granville, New South Wales|Granville]], [[NSW]], Australia (a secondary school) is named after Daniel Delany.
* [[Delany College]], [[Granville, New South Wales|Granville]], NSW, Australia (a secondary school) is named after Daniel Delany.
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* Delany Academy, Dormaa], Ghana, opened in 2008, is also named in honour of the Bishop.
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* [[Holy Cross College, Ryde, New South Wales]] has a building named after Daniel Delany and the Delany Paddock, adjacent to its heritage listed Fintan O'Neill building.
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* There is a wing at Brigidine College, Randwick, NSW named after Daniel Delany.<ref>[http://www.bcrandwick.catholic.edu.au/home/ Brigidine College, Randwick]</ref>
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* Delany Building at St Joseph's College, Echuca, Victoria, Australia.<ref>[http://www.sje.vic.edu.au St Joseph's College, Echuca]</ref>


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'''The Delany Archive''' which holds the archives of the diocese of Kildare & Leighlin, the [[Patrician Brothers]], Brigidine Sisters and [[St. Patrick's, Carlow College|Carlow College]] is located in [[St. Patrick's, Carlow College|Carlow College]]<ref>[http://www.delanyarchive.ie Delaney Archive]</ref> The Patrician Brothers in Sydney named the Delany Foundation and Delany Space after him.<ref>[http://www.patricianbrothers.com/mission/mission/projects.html Mission Projects] Patrician Brothers Website.</ref>
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[http://www.patricianbrothers.org/ghana/ Delany Academy, Dormaa], Ghana, opened in 2008, is also named in honour of the Bishop.


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==References==
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[[Holy Cross College, Ryde, New South Wales|Holy Cross College, Ryde]] has a building named after Daniel Delany and the Delany Paddock, adjacent to its heritage listed Fintan O'Neill building
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==Sources==
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There is a wing in [http://www.bcrandwick.catholic.edu.au/home/ Brigidine College, Randwick], NSW, Australia, named after Daniel Delany.

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Delany Building in [http://www.sje.vic.edu.au St Joseph's College, Echuca], Victoria, Australia.

And many others.

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'''The Delany Archive''' which holds the archives of the diocese of Kildare & Leighlin, the [[Patrician Brothers]], Brigidine Sisters and [[St. Patrick's, Carlow College|Carlow College]] is located in [[St. Patrick's, Carlow College|Carlow College]]<ref>[http://www.delanyarchive.ie Delaney Archive]</ref> The Patrician Brothers in Sydney named the Delany Foundation and the Delany Space.<ref>[http://www.patricianbrothers.com/mission/mission/projects.html Mission Projects] Patrician Brothers Website.</ref>

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==References==
#''Kilbreda College'', online, http://www.kilbreda.vic.edu.au, retrieved on 5 Feb 2007
#''Kilbreda College'', online, http://www.kilbreda.vic.edu.au, retrieved on 5 Feb 2007
#''Patrician Brothers'', online, http://www.patricianbrothers.com, retrieved on 15 Feb 2007
#Sr. Claude Carey, 1978, ''Brigidine and Patrician Post Primary School Year Book'', Tullow
#Sr. Claude Carey, 1978, ''Brigidine and Patrician Post Primary School Year Book'', Tullow
#''The Brigidine Sisters'', online, http://www.brigidine.org.au, retrieved on 12 Feb 2007
#''The Brigidine Sisters'', online, http://www.brigidine.org.au, retrieved on 12 Feb 2007

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==Further reading==
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* [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlcar2/James_OKeeffe.htm "Bishop James Keeffe", Carlow Museum]



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For others of a similar name, see Daniel Dulany (disambiguation).

Daniel Delany
Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin
Stained glass window by George Walsh in Tullow
ProvinceDublin
DioceseKildare and Leighlin
SeeDublin
Appointed1788
PredecessorDr James Keeffe
Previous post(s)Coadjustor Bishop
Orders
Ordination1771
Personal details
Born(1747-02-00)February 1747
Mountrath, Paddock, Laois
Died9 July 1814(1814-07-09) (aged 67)
Tullow, County Carlow
BuriedTullow, County Carlow
NationalityIrish
DenominationRoman Catholic
Alma materIrish College, Paris
MottoFortiter et Suaviter

Daniel Delany DD (February 1747 in Paddock, Mountrath, Laois, Ireland – 9 July 1814, Tullow, County Carlow) was the Roman Catholic Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin. Educated at the Irish College in Paris, he taught at the English college at Saint-Omer.

In 1783, Delaney was appointed coadjutor to James Keeffe, Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin. Together, they established St. Patrick's, Carlow College. Delany later founded the Brigidine Sisters, and the Patrician Brothers.

Biography

Early life

He was born as the first of two sons into a farming family in 1747. His father Daniel and younger brother John died when Daniel was still young, and his mother, Elizabeth Delany (née Fitzpatrick) sent him to her sisters to be cared for and to gain a better education. Daniel attended the local Hedge school at Briscula, just a few kilometres from his home.[1]

As the public practice of Catholicism was outlawed by British Law at the time, in 1763, at the age of sixteen, Delany was smuggled out of Ireland to Paris to study for the priesthood at the Irish College in Paris. He was ordained a priest in 1770. For the next five or six years Delany taught rhetoric at the English College at Saint-Omer in France.[2]

Father Delany returned to Ireland in 1776. Soon after arriving he was stationed at Tullow as assistant priest. Catholic education in Ireland had been denied to the people of Ireland since the seventeenth century; in consequence much of the population suffered from poverty, hunger and drunkenness. Delany tried to bring back the traditional Catholic education to the community. He started by the establishment of Sunday schools for the youth of Tullow.[3] He also formed a youth band to help teach his students hymns. Soon older people of the community started to join these classes.

Bishop

In April 1783 Delany was appointed Coadjutor to Bishop James Keeffe of the Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin,[3] choosing as his motto Fortiter et Suaviter.

St. Patrick's College

With some relaxation of the Penal Laws in 1782, many Irish priests including Bishops Keeffe and Delany worked to rebuild churches, monasteries, convents and schools. In 1782 Keeffe and Delany began planning for the establishment of a tertiary college for the education of both lay students and those studying for the priesthood. St. Patrick's College was originally planned for Tullow but in the end had to be situated in Carlow fifteen kilometres away. Keeffe died in 1787 but he was able to witness the beginning of construction. It was left to Bishop Delany and Fr Henry Staunton of Carlow to get the college finished. For financial reasons it did not open until 1793, with Staunton as its first president. St. Patrick's, Carlow is the oldest surviving Catholic tertiary college in Ireland preceding St Patrick's College, Maynooth by two years.

With the death of Bishop Keeffe in 1787 Bishop Delany was appointed Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin on 17 February 1788.

Some time after 1794, his mother died, leaving him all her property. Delany invested a portion of this property left to him and the interest went to charities. Delany also distributed prayer books to children on the day of their first communion.[citation needed] He was responsible for the building of a church in both Tullow (1805) and Mountrath (1810).

In 1807 Delany refounded the Congregation of St. Brigid, the Brigidine Sisters, and in 1808, the Congregation of The Brothers of St. Patrick in Tullow, county Carlow. In the convent gardens Delany planted an oak sapling from Kildare. Today many of the Brigidine communities have an oak tree growing from the seed of an oak tree in Kildare.

Bishop Delany died at two on the morning of 9 July 1814. He had been seriously ill for some months and was being cared for by the Brigidine Sisters in their convent. He is buried in his Tullow church.[3]

Schools Named After Daniel Delany

  • Delany College, Granville, NSW, Australia (a secondary school) is named after Daniel Delany.
  • Delany Academy, Dormaa], Ghana, opened in 2008, is also named in honour of the Bishop.
  • Holy Cross College, Ryde, New South Wales has a building named after Daniel Delany and the Delany Paddock, adjacent to its heritage listed Fintan O'Neill building.
  • There is a wing at Brigidine College, Randwick, NSW named after Daniel Delany.[4]
  • Delany Building at St Joseph's College, Echuca, Victoria, Australia.[5]

The Delany Archive which holds the archives of the diocese of Kildare & Leighlin, the Patrician Brothers, Brigidine Sisters and Carlow College is located in Carlow College[6] The Patrician Brothers in Sydney named the Delany Foundation and Delany Space after him.[7]

References

  1. ^ Sr. M. Claude, C.S.B., "Dr. Daniel Delaney", Carloviana Vol 2. No. 27. 1978/79 p. 30 &31.
  2. ^ The Bishop Daniel Delany Story Carlow Nationalist, 6th February 2015.
  3. ^ a b c "Bishop Daniel Delany", The Brothers of St. Patrick
  4. ^ Brigidine College, Randwick
  5. ^ St Joseph's College, Echuca
  6. ^ Delaney Archive
  7. ^ Mission Projects Patrician Brothers Website.

Sources

  1. Kilbreda College, online, http://www.kilbreda.vic.edu.au, retrieved on 5 Feb 2007
  2. Sr. Claude Carey, 1978, Brigidine and Patrician Post Primary School Year Book, Tullow
  3. The Brigidine Sisters, online, http://www.brigidine.org.au, retrieved on 12 Feb 2007

Further reading


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