THE HISTORY OF THE DIOCESE OF RAPHOE (Very Rev.-Edward _,,Canon Maguire, D.D. 1855-1926) BY "KIT TAAFFE" -Edward Maguire wias born. at Bonniyglen, Inver, in the year 1855 and was the fifth son of Hugh Mag1uire and Catherine _ O'Boyle. Three national schools were associJated 1with his primary education, Keelog:s, Croagh and Ballinamore, from which he passed into Maclnty,re'1s ClJassical Academy at Ballyshannon. In January, 187 4 he entered St. Ra trick's College, Maynooth, and on the lst November, 1879, he was rafaed to the prie:Sthood, at Letterkenny by the Most Reverend Dr. Logue, then Lord Bishop of Raphoe. Soon afterwards he bec1ame the first tClerical president of the old seminary at Letterkenny .and he held this post until 1883 when he-was .rec~1lled to ~Iaynoo1th as !Profe~sor of Rihetoric. In 1897 he returned to the diocese as Administr1ator of Qweedore and later Glenswilly. From 1902 to 1906 he wa:s curate at Ar.daghey from which place he returned to Lette:rkenny as the first President of the newly founded St. Eunan'1s College. In 1908 he was made ~a Canon of the diocese and, foom 1910 to 1916, he was 1parish priest of Clondavaddog. His lastt appointment w1as the pastorship of Glencolumbkille where he died on the 5.th Ju1y, 19·26. The iprimary ternc1hers of County Donegal have erected a imonument over ihis grave w!hich wnis unveiled by His Lord1Ship, 1M-0st Reverend Dr. Mc-Neely, in the presence of a l1arge gathering . .Or. Maguire'1s books include A History of the Dioce~.~. of Raphoe, 2 vols; St. Adhamhan; St. Barr~n; Ba;lJyshanncin. Past and Present; Letterk-e:m1y Past and Present; Tacitus, Edited with Notes. He was al'so a frequent contributor fo local ·newspapers ·and ;periodicals and was associated with the Cr.aun Eithne Press, founded by the late Cardinal O'Donnell; w1hich, from 1910 to ·1916, published .a valuable series of penny booklets in the Irish langu1age. Fore. .. most of his published works is his A History of the Diocese of Ra.phoe, copies of whiol:, unlike his lesser-iknawn works, come on the market, from time to time. This work, ialone, entitles Dr. Maguire to a place of honour !a1s the pioneer of local historical studies in that part of County Donegal, whiob is eotermin.ous rwith the 319.
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