ins ular ▁War , ▁during ▁which ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁sent ry ▁in ▁Co im bra . ▁Later , ▁he ▁accompanied ▁the ▁British ▁Army ▁with ▁Well ington ' s ▁forces ▁to ▁Lis bon ▁as ▁an ▁interpreter . ▁ ▁Following ▁Do yle ' s ▁return ▁to ▁Ireland , ▁he ▁was ▁ord ained ▁to ▁the ▁priest hood ▁on ▁ 1 ▁October ▁ 1 8 0 9 , ▁at ▁En nis c orth y . ▁He ▁taught ▁logic ▁at ▁the ▁August in ian ▁College , ▁New ▁Ross . ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 3 , ▁Do yle ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁a ▁professor ship ▁at ▁Car low ▁College , ▁holding ▁the ▁Chair ▁of ▁Rh et or ic ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 4 , ▁the ▁Professor ship ▁of ▁The ology . ▁ ▁Bishop ▁ 1 8 1 9 – 1 8 3 4 ▁Michael ▁Cor cor an , ▁Bishop ▁of ▁K ild are ▁and ▁Le igh lin , ▁died ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁February ▁ 1 8 1 9 . ▁Do yle ▁was ▁a ▁popular ▁choice ▁of ▁the ▁cler gy ▁and ▁b ish ops ▁of ▁the ▁Arch di oc ese ▁of ▁Dublin ▁and ▁was ▁chosen ▁by ▁the ▁Holy ▁See ▁as ▁Cor cor an ' s ▁successor . ▁He ▁was ▁formally ▁named ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 8 1 9 ▁and ▁was ▁d uly ▁consec r ated ▁in ▁Car low ▁Par ish ▁Church ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁November . ▁During ▁his ▁fifteen - year ▁ten ure ▁as ▁Bishop ▁of ▁K ild are ▁and ▁Le igh lin , ▁Do