| 词条 | Thomas Folan |
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Very Rev. Fr. Thomas D Folan, 1810 - 1874, Mayor/King of the Claddagh. {{Infobox religious biography| background = | name = THOMAS DOMINIC FOLAN | religion = Roman Catholic | alias = | location = Ireland | Title = Prior of St Mary's Dominican Priory, Galway City | Period = 1865 - 1873 | Predecessor = Fr Joseph Mullooly | ordination = 24 June 1827 | previous_post = Prior of San Clemente, Rome | birth_date = 1810 | birth_place = Rahoon, Galway, Ireland }} BiographyFolan was a Dominican priest, and a native of Galway City. He was the Prior of St Mary's Dominican Priory, Galway City.[1] He was previously Prior of San Clemente, Rome,[2] and succeeded Fr Joseph Mullooly as Prior in November 1857.[3] He was born in Rahoon, Galway in 1810 and was the son of James Folan and Honoria Costello. He studied at Perugia (1827-9) where he received minor orders, at Lucca (1829–31) where made subdeacon, and at San Clemente (1831-3), receiving diaconate and priesthood at the Lateran (1832), and at the Minerva (1833-4) where he graduated S.T.L. before returning to Ireland in Oct. 1834. Res. Galway, 1834–49, where prior from 1841 to 1847 and for some months in 1849. Prior of Dublin (1849–52), of Galway (1852-7) and of S. Clemente for one year (1857-8). Resident of Galway from 1858 until death, being prior again, 1865-73. Died outside Galway on 28 June 1874, but buried in the Dominican vault at the Cladagh. His Italian diary, notebook, passports and official appointments are in the provincial archives at Tallaght.[4] King of the CladdaghHe was the earliest King of the Claddagh known by name. He had held the post for many years. In September 1851, he interceded in a dispute between Claddagh fishermen and the Galway Port Authorities, to prevent civil unrest as food was being exported from Galway Docks, according to the Galway Mercury Newspaper.[5] The Galway Vindicator of 12 May 1887 stated:
He is remembered by a stained glass window in St Marys Church, Claddagh, Galway. He was succeeded as King of the Claddagh by Padge King, within whose family the title rested for many years, and without annual elections. References1. ^'The Life of the Very Rev. Thomas N. Burke, O.P.'. William J. Fitzpatrick, F.S.A, 1885 2. ^https://archive.org/stream/lifethomasnburk00fitzgoog/lifethomasnburk00fitzgoog_djvu.txt 3. ^http://www.irishidentity.com/extras/clergy/stories/frjosephmullooly.htm 4. ^Dominicans in Ireland, 1841-1845. Author Hugh Fenning. Collectanea Hibernica, No. 33 (1991), pp. 178-208 5. ^'A Town Tormented by the Sea :Galway, 1790-1914'. John Cunningham, Geography Publications, Dublin, 2004
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