Identity area
Reference code
P/P155/74/14
Title
Fr Jeremiah O'Callaghan biography
Date(s)
- 2013 (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
6pp
Context area
Archival history
Essay on the life of Jeremiah O'Callaghan, printed from http://www.bogvaerker.dk/Bookwright/Tales/oc.html. This account tells of Fr. Jeremiah O'Callaghan's stance against usury and how it affected his career in the priesthood. O'Callaghan (1780–1861) was a Catholic priest born in 1780 in Dooneens, a townland near Macroom, County Cork. He was known for his views against usury and his ministries in Vermont and Massachusetts in the 19th century.