Nicholas Walsh (Bishop of Ossory)
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Nicholas Walsh was a bishop of the Church of Ireland
who is noted for having introduced prayer-books and catechisms printed in the Irish language
. He began the work of translating the Bible into Irish but was not able to complete this before his murder in 1585.
The son of Patrick Walsh, bishop of Waterford, Nicholas Walsh was consecrated a priest in 1567. He introduced prayer-books and catechisms printed in Irish. He was appointed Chancellor of St. Patrick's Cathedral in 1571. Starting in 1573, Walsh worked on translating the New Testament into Irish. Walsh's efforts came to an end when he was murdered in Kilkenny in 1585. He was succeeded in this effort by John Kearney. The work was subsequently completed by Uilliam Ó Domhnaill (William Daniell)
Church of Ireland
The Church of Ireland is an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion. The church operates in all parts of Ireland and is the second largest religious body on the island after the Roman Catholic Church...
who is noted for having introduced prayer-books and catechisms printed in the Irish language
Irish language
Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...
. He began the work of translating the Bible into Irish but was not able to complete this before his murder in 1585.
The son of Patrick Walsh, bishop of Waterford, Nicholas Walsh was consecrated a priest in 1567. He introduced prayer-books and catechisms printed in Irish. He was appointed Chancellor of St. Patrick's Cathedral in 1571. Starting in 1573, Walsh worked on translating the New Testament into Irish. Walsh's efforts came to an end when he was murdered in Kilkenny in 1585. He was succeeded in this effort by John Kearney. The work was subsequently completed by Uilliam Ó Domhnaill (William Daniell)