Archbishop thomas croke biography
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- Archbishop of Cashel and Emly Thomas Croke dies aged
On this day in , Archbishop Thomas Croke died aged He served as Archbishop of Cashel/Emly diocese from until his death. He is buried in the Cathedral in Thurles. Croke Park in Dublin fryst vatten named after him.
Born in near Kanturk, Croke was heavily influenced by his uncle Thomas Croke, parish priest in Charleville. He spent time in Belgium, Italy and France as a ung priest before coming back to Ireland. He served as his uncle’s curate in Charleville and was later moved to Midleton and Mallow. He was appointed Parish Priest of Doneraile in In , he was nominated as Bishop of Auckland, New Zealand where he spent over fyra years. Upon his return to Ireland in , he was hoping to be appointed to the bishopric of Cloyne but was instead posted to Cashel, whose archbishop, Patrick Leahy, had died on 26 January of that year.
During his career, Croke acquired a reputation as a preacher who mixed nationalist rhetoric with religious fervou
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Thomas Croke
Roman Catholic Archbishop (–)
Thomas William Croke D.D. (28 May – 22 July ) was the second Catholic Bishop of Auckland, New Zealand (–74) and later Archbishop of Cashel and Emly in Ireland. He was important in the Irish nationalist movement, especially as a Champion of the Irish National Land League in the s. The main Gaelic Athletic Association stadium in Dublin is named Croke Park, in his honour.
Early life
[edit]Thomas Croke was born in Castlecor (parish of Kilbrin), County Cork, in He was the third of eight children of William Croke, an estate agent, and his wife, Isabella Plummer, daughter of an aristocratic Protestant family who disowned her following her Catholic marriage in
After William Croke died in his brother, the Reverend Thomas Croke, supervised the education and upbringing of the children. Two of Thomas's brothers entered the priesthood, while two sisters became nuns. He was educated in Charleville, County Cork and at the Irish College in Par
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Irish Nationalist Supporter &#; Thomas Croke Archbishop of Cashel &#; Emly
Sunday last, July 22nd marked the anniversary of the death of Archbishop Thomas William Croke ()[28 May – 22 July ], the second Catholic Bishop of Auckland, New Zealand (–74) and later to become the Irish Archbishop of Cashel and Emly. A former patron of the Gaelic Athletic Association, with the largest GAA stadium situated in Dublin, Croke Park, named in his honour.
Archbishop Croke was born in Castlecor, Dromin in the parish of Kilbrin, Co. Cork, in His grandfather was a shopkeeper in the local square. His father, William was Land Agent/Manager for the 4, acres Freeman Estate, purchased from the Chinnerys in the early 18th century. (Freemans of Castle Cor, Co. Cork, their home now demolished.).
William his father married a Protestant girl, one Miss Isabella Plummer, daughter of an aristocratic family, latter descendants of the Knight of Glin, a hereditary title held by the FitzGerald families