ch ona ire ' s ▁translation ▁pointed ly ▁referred ▁to ▁the ▁Irish ▁as ▁E ir inn ach ▁rather ▁than ▁Ga ed he al . ▁ ▁After ▁five ▁years ▁at ▁the ▁Sal aman ca ▁Irish ▁college , ▁Ó ▁Ma ol ch ona ire ▁left ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁Francis can ▁province ▁of ▁Santiago . ▁A od h ▁Mac ▁C ath m ha o il ▁was ▁among ▁his ▁class m ates ▁in ▁the ▁Sal aman ca ▁Francis can ▁fri ary . ▁They ▁and ▁nine ▁of ▁their ▁pe ers ▁in ▁the ▁Santiago ▁province ▁were ▁later ▁raised ▁to ▁the ▁epis cop acy , ▁an ▁un pre ced ented ▁development ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁order . ▁In ▁a ▁mem orial ▁of ▁ 1 6 0 6 , ▁Francisco ▁A rias ▁D áv ila ▁y ▁Bob ad illa , ▁con de ▁de ▁Pu ñ on rost ro , ▁stated ▁that ▁Ó ▁Ma ol ch ona ire ▁was ▁ord ained ▁after ▁taking ▁the ▁habit ▁of ▁the ▁fri ars ▁minor . ▁ ▁Activ ities ▁during ▁and ▁after ▁the ▁N ine ▁Years ' ▁War ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁height ▁of ▁the ▁N ine ▁Years ' ▁War , ▁F la ith rí ▁Ó ▁Ma ol ch ona ire ▁sa iled ▁to ▁Ireland ▁where ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁conf essor ▁and ▁pre acher ▁to ▁troops ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Hugh ▁O ' Ne ill ▁and ▁Red ▁Hugh ▁O ' D onn ell . ▁In ▁ 1 6 0 1 , ▁they ▁requested ▁a ▁bishop ric ▁for ▁Ó ▁Ma ol ch ona ire ▁' in ▁recognition