 In 1904 , O 'Reily travelled Europe to make his ad <unk> visit to Rome , and to visit his native Ireland where he was made a freeman of Kilkenny . Due to poor health , from 1905 , O 'Reily kept to himself in his house in Glen Osmond , leading to the local press referring to him as the " Recluse of Glen Osmond " . Increasingly , his episcopal duties were fulfilled by Bishop of Port Augusta John Norton , who would have to visit the more remote parts of O 'Reily 's see on his behalf . As he became more frail , O 'Reily would ask certain priests to accompany him when he travelled , among whom was the Dominican prior Robert Spence . When O 'Reily requested a coadjutor in 1913 , he chose Spence as his first preference for the role . Despite the reluctance of some clergy to the appointment of a religious as Archbishop , Spence was consecrated as coadjutor , with right of succession , in August 1914 . O 'Reily died on 6 July 1915 at his house in Glen Osmond , and was buried under a large Celtic cross at the West Terrace Cemetery . 
