 In 1908 he was appointed Rector at Lissadell, Sligo, and subsequently held parishes at Portrush, County Antrim, and at Booterstown, County Dublin.From 1929–1935 he was Professor of Pastoral Theology at TCD, and from 1933–1935 he was Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin.He was Bishop of Cashel and Waterford from 1935 to 1958.