Description
This talk hosted by Cork City Libraries in conjunction with Cork City Council will be delivered forHeritage Week of Ireland 2026 Programme as part of Cork-France EU Presidency, a national initiative celebrating Ireland’s European connections during our Presidency of the Council of the European Union.Francis Moylan was among the most distinguished Irish students to attend the Irish College in Toulouse, one of several seminaries established in France for Irish clergy in the seventeenth century. Born into a prosperous Douglas family in 1735, Moylan was educated in Paris and Toulouse before his ordination in 1761. After a period serving in Paris, he returned to Cork, becoming parish priest of the South Parish and later Bishop of Kerry.
Two centuries ago, Moylan played a central role in overseeing the construction of Cork’s Catholic Cathedral, his career reflecting the deep educational and cultural ties between Cork and France.
| Period | 22 Aug 2026 |
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| Degree of Recognition | National |