Patrick C. Power
Encyclopedia
Partick C. Power was a noted historian of the Catholic Church in Ireland. He was born in Callaghane, Co. Waterford
and educated at the Catholic University School
and St John’s College, Waterford.
Power was ordained a priest and worked in Liverpool and Australia and was later attached to Waterford Cathedral. He was also a diocesan schools inspector and lecturer in archaeology at St Patrick's College, Maynooth
between 1910 and 1931. He was Professor of Archaeology at University College Cork (UCC) between 1931 and 1934, and a member of the Royal Irish Academy
.
County Waterford
*Abbeyside, Affane, Aglish, Annestown, An Rinn, Ardmore*Ballinacourty, Ballinameela, Ballinamult, Ballinroad, Ballybeg, Ballybricken, Ballyduff Lower, Ballyduff Upper, Ballydurn, Ballygunner, Ballylaneen, Ballymacarbry, Ballymacart, Ballynaneashagh, Ballysaggart, Ballytruckle, Bilberry, Bunmahon,...
and educated at the Catholic University School
Catholic University School
Catholic University School is a Roman Catholic secondary school for boys located on the southside of central Dublin, Ireland. It is run by the Marist Fathers.-Origins:...
and St John’s College, Waterford.
Power was ordained a priest and worked in Liverpool and Australia and was later attached to Waterford Cathedral. He was also a diocesan schools inspector and lecturer in archaeology at St Patrick's College, Maynooth
St Patrick's College, Maynooth
St Patrick's College, Maynooth is the "National Seminary for Ireland" , and a Pontifical University, located in the village of Maynooth, 15 miles from Dublin, Ireland. The college and seminary are often referred to as Maynooth College. The college was officially established as the Royal College...
between 1910 and 1931. He was Professor of Archaeology at University College Cork (UCC) between 1931 and 1934, and a member of the Royal Irish Academy
Royal Irish Academy
The Royal Irish Academy , based in Dublin, is an all-Ireland, independent, academic body that promotes study and excellence in the sciences, humanities and social sciences. It is one of Ireland's premier learned societies and cultural institutions and currently has around 420 Members, elected in...
.
Works
- Places and Names of Decies (1907)
- Parochial History of Waterford and Lismore (1912; 1937)
- Lives of Declan and Mochuda (ITS 1915)
- Place Names and Antiquities of S. E. Cork (1917)
- Ardmore-Decglaim (1919)
- Prehistoric Ireland (1922)
- Early Christian Ireland (1925)
- The Ancient Topography of Fermoy (1931)
- A Bishop of the Penal Times (1932)
- A Short History of Co. Waterford (1933)
- The Cathedral and Priory of the Holy Trinity, Waterford (1942)
- He was also the editor of the Journal of Waterford and S. E. Ireland Archaeological Society.