James B. Kavanagh
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Very Rev. Dr. James B. Kavanagh DD,(1800-1886) was an Irish priest, teacher and President of St. Patrick's College, Carlow
from 1864 to December 1880. He was born in 1800 to Jeremiah Kavanagh of Killballyowne, Co. Wicklow
and Mary Kavanagh, he was
educated, firstly, at St Peter's College, Wexford
, then at Maynooth College.
He was appointed Professor of Rhetoric at Carlow College in 1850 left briefly in 1853 returning in 1854 as Dean of the Ecclesiastical College and Professor of Moral Philosophy. In 1856 Professor of Natural Philosophy(lecturing in Chemistry and Chemical Physics) in 1857. In 1862 he became Vice-President and Professor of Theology. He was appointed President in 1864 and served until December 1880 when he was appointed parish priest in Kildare succeeding Rev.Nolan.
He is noted for publishing a number of lectures on Natural Philosophy. He is also noted for his response to Gladstone's attacks on the Vatican following the Vatican Council 1869.
In 1884 he was responsible for the De La Salle Brothers opening a boys school in Kildare
.
On the 5th of October 1886 he was killed by a small marble statue which fell from the high altar just as he had said Mass, in St. Brigid's Church where he was Parish priest at the time where he is buried. His Life and death was written about in "stricken down at the altar" Rev. Dr. James B. Kavanagh, P.P. Kildare by Peadar MacSuibhne, Rector of Knockbeg College.
St. Patrick's, Carlow College
St Patrick's, Carlow College, founded in 1782 by Dr James Keefe, then Roman Catholic Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, and his co-adjutor Bishop Daniel Delany, and opened in 1793, is a college in Carlow, Ireland. Initially he attempted to open a seminary in Tullow, but instead took out a 999 year...
from 1864 to December 1880. He was born in 1800 to Jeremiah Kavanagh of Killballyowne, Co. Wicklow
Wicklow
Wicklow) is the county town of County Wicklow in Ireland. Located south of Dublin on the east coast of the island, it has a population of 10,070 according to the 2006 census. The town is situated to the east of the N11 route between Dublin and Wexford. Wicklow is also connected to the rail...
and Mary Kavanagh, he was
educated, firstly, at St Peter's College, Wexford
St Peter's College, Wexford
St Peter's College, Wexford is an Irish secondary school and former seminary located in Summerhill, overlooking Wexford town. It is a single sex school for male pupils. Currently its school population is approximately 700. The current principal is Mr. Patrick Quigley and the current vice-principal...
, then at Maynooth College.
He was appointed Professor of Rhetoric at Carlow College in 1850 left briefly in 1853 returning in 1854 as Dean of the Ecclesiastical College and Professor of Moral Philosophy. In 1856 Professor of Natural Philosophy(lecturing in Chemistry and Chemical Physics) in 1857. In 1862 he became Vice-President and Professor of Theology. He was appointed President in 1864 and served until December 1880 when he was appointed parish priest in Kildare succeeding Rev.Nolan.
He is noted for publishing a number of lectures on Natural Philosophy. He is also noted for his response to Gladstone's attacks on the Vatican following the Vatican Council 1869.
In 1884 he was responsible for the De La Salle Brothers opening a boys school in Kildare
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On the 5th of October 1886 he was killed by a small marble statue which fell from the high altar just as he had said Mass, in St. Brigid's Church where he was Parish priest at the time where he is buried. His Life and death was written about in "stricken down at the altar" Rev. Dr. James B. Kavanagh, P.P. Kildare by Peadar MacSuibhne, Rector of Knockbeg College.
Publications
- Comets and Meteors: A Lecture Very Rev. Dr. James B. Kavanagh, president Carlow College (Dollard 1877).
- Solar Physics: A Lecture Very Rev. Dr. James B. Kavanagh, president Carlow College (Dollard 1877).
- A reply to Mr. Gladstone's "Vaticanism" by Very Rev. James Kavanagh, D.D., President of Carlow College, The Irish Monthly, Vol. III, pp. 362-363, May, 1875