Martin Glynn (Rector)
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Martin Glynn, last Rector
of the Irish College
of Bordeaux
, 10 November 1729-20 July 1794.
Glynn was born in the Diocese of Tuam, his native place given as "Boffin" ( probably Inishbofin, County Galway) and his parents as Denis Glynn and Honora Hosty. He was educated for the priesthood at the Irish seminary and Jesuit college of Bordeaux
. In 1753 he received the degree of master of arts and was in 1775 appointed superior of the Irish college in the city.
During the French Revolution
, the college was a seized by a Jacobin
mob. The students were sent home but Glynn remained in the city. In July 1794 he was found celebrating Mass
in a private house and given a perfunctory trail. The judgment was "as Glynn, the non-conforming priest, has tried to escape the law of deportation, and must be ranked as an aristocrat
and enemy of the Revolution, it is ordered that the death sentence be carried out in his case.
He was guillotined in Bordeaux on 20 July 1794.
Rector
The word rector has a number of different meanings; it is widely used to refer to an academic, religious or political administrator...
of the Irish College
Irish College
Irish Colleges is the collective name used for approximately 34 centres of education for Irish Catholic clergy and lay people opened on continental Europe in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. The Colleges were set up to educate Roman Catholics from Ireland in their own religion following the...
of Bordeaux
Bordeaux
Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...
, 10 November 1729-20 July 1794.
Glynn was born in the Diocese of Tuam, his native place given as "Boffin" ( probably Inishbofin, County Galway) and his parents as Denis Glynn and Honora Hosty. He was educated for the priesthood at the Irish seminary and Jesuit college of Bordeaux
Bordeaux
Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...
. In 1753 he received the degree of master of arts and was in 1775 appointed superior of the Irish college in the city.
During the French Revolution
French Revolution
The French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...
, the college was a seized by a Jacobin
Jacobin
Jacobin may refer to:* Jacobin , a member of the Jacobin club, or political radical, generally* The Jacobin Club, a political club during the French Revolution* Jacobin , an American leftist political magazine....
mob. The students were sent home but Glynn remained in the city. In July 1794 he was found celebrating Mass
Mass
Mass can be defined as a quantitive measure of the resistance an object has to change in its velocity.In physics, mass commonly refers to any of the following three properties of matter, which have been shown experimentally to be equivalent:...
in a private house and given a perfunctory trail. The judgment was "as Glynn, the non-conforming priest, has tried to escape the law of deportation, and must be ranked as an aristocrat
Aristocracy (class)
The aristocracy are people considered to be in the highest social class in a society which has or once had a political system of Aristocracy. Aristocrats possess hereditary titles granted by a monarch, which once granted them feudal or legal privileges, or deriving, as in Ancient Greece and India,...
and enemy of the Revolution, it is ordered that the death sentence be carried out in his case.
He was guillotined in Bordeaux on 20 July 1794.
See also
- Flann Mac FlainnFlann Mac FlainnFlann Mac Flainn, fifth Archbishop of Tuam, 1250–1256.The History of the Popes describes him as:Chancellor of Tuam, having been elected by the Chapter, was confirmed by the King , and subsequently by the Pope "on account of his great learning and wisdom" . He was consecrated at Tuam, on Christmas Day...
, Archbishop of TuamArchbishop of TuamThe Archbishop of Tuam is an archiepiscopal title which takes its name after the town of Tuam in County Galway, Ireland. The title was used by the Church of Ireland until 1839, and is still in use by the Roman Catholic Church.-History:...
(1250-56). - Nicol Mac FlainnNicol Mac FlainnNicol Mac Flann, Archbishop-elect of Tuam, fl. 1283.Mac Flann appears to have been a kinsman of a previous Archbishop, Flann Mac Flainn ....
, Archbishop-elect of Tuam, fl. 1283. - Pádraig Mag FhloinnPádraig Mag FhloinnPádraig Mag Fhloinn , Irish scribe, fl. 1828-1835.Mag Fhloinn's manuscripts, featuring folksongs, are kept in the Royal Irish Academy in Dawson Street, Dublin...
(Pat Glynn), scribeScribeA scribe is a person who writes books or documents by hand as a profession and helps the city keep track of its records. The profession, previously found in all literate cultures in some form, lost most of its importance and status with the advent of printing...
, fl. 1828-1835. - Seán Mag FhloinnSeán Mag FhloinnSeán Mag Fhloinn, Irish scribe, fl. 1843-1915.Mag Fhloinn was a native of Cummer, County Galway. His transcriptions included songs attributed to Antoine Ó Raifteiri, poems by Thomas Moore, and grammar.-See also:...
, scribeScribeA scribe is a person who writes books or documents by hand as a profession and helps the city keep track of its records. The profession, previously found in all literate cultures in some form, lost most of its importance and status with the advent of printing...
, fl. 1843-1915. - Patrick GlynnPatrick GlynnPatrick McMahon Glynn KC was an Attorney General of Australia and Minister for External Affairs.-Early life:...
, KC (1855–1931), Attorney General of Australia and Minister for External Affairs. - Joseph GlynnJoseph GlynnSir Joseph Glynn was an Irish politician, knight and historian.Glynn was the son of John McMahon Glynn of Gort, County Galway. Educated at Blackrock College, he became a solicitor in 1890...
, (1869-1943), politicianPoliticianA politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
, knightKnightA knight was a member of a class of lower nobility in the High Middle Ages.By the Late Middle Ages, the rank had become associated with the ideals of chivalry, a code of conduct for the perfect courtly Christian warrior....
and historianHistorianA historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
. - Brendan GlynnBrendan GlynnBrendan M. Glynn was an Irish Fine Gael politician and solicitor who served as a Teachta Dála , representing the Galway South constituency in Dáil Éireann. Educated at Garbally College, Glynn served one term following the 1954 general election having previously unsuccessfully contested the August...
(1910–1986), Fine GaelFine GaelFine Gael is a centre-right to centrist political party in the Republic of Ireland. It is the single largest party in Ireland in the Oireachtas, in local government, and in terms of Members of the European Parliament. The party has a membership of over 35,000...
T.D.Teachta DálaA Teachta Dála , usually abbreviated as TD in English, is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas . It is the equivalent of terms such as "Member of Parliament" or "deputy" used in other states. The official translation of the term is "Deputy to the Dáil", though a more literal... - Johnny GlynnJohnny GlynnJohnny Glynn was President of the Irish Rugby Football Union.Glynn was a native of Williamsgate Street, Galway. He played rugby for Galwegians and Connacht, winning twelve caps, and became a well-known referee...
(c.1917-1959), President of the Irish Rugby Football UnionIrish Rugby Football UnionThe Irish Rugby Football Union is the body managing rugby union in Ireland. The IRFU has its head office at 10/12 Lansdowne Road and home ground at Aviva Stadium, where Irish rugby union international matches are played...
. - Pauline McLynnPauline McLynnPauline McLynn is an Irish actress, comedienne and author, best known for playing Mrs Doyle in the Channel 4 sitcom Father Ted, and Libby Croker in the Channel 4 comedy drama Shameless.- Early life :...
(born 1962), actress (Mrs. Doyle), comedienne and authorAuthorAn author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
. - Regina GlynnRegina GlynnRegina Glynn is a camogie player. She won camogie All Star awards in 2006 and 2009 and played in the 2008 All Ireland final and 2009 All Ireland club final.-See also:* Flann Mac Flainn, Archbishop of Tuam ....
, camogieCamogieCamogie is an Irish stick-and-ball team sport played by women; it is almost identical to the game of hurling played by men. Camogie is played by 100,000 women in Ireland and world wide, largely among Irish communities....
All Star awards-winner 2006 and 2009