8 8 7 ) ▁was ▁an ▁Irish ▁pre late ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Church . ▁He ▁served ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Rap ho e ▁from ▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁to ▁ 1 8 7 0 ▁and ▁Arch bishop ▁of ▁Arm agh ▁from ▁ 1 8 7 0 ▁to ▁ 1 8 8 7 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Born ▁in ▁Me v agh , ▁County ▁Don eg al ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁November ▁ 1 8 1 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Man ass es ▁McG ett igan ▁and ▁Mary ▁Bo yle . ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁K ild are ▁Street ▁Society ▁School ▁in ▁Me v agh , ▁a ▁classical ▁school ▁in ▁Der ry , ▁the ▁sem inary ▁in ▁Nav an , ▁and ▁St ▁Patrick ' s ▁College , ▁May no oth . ▁As ▁a ▁student ▁he ▁ad her ed ▁to ▁the ▁Gall ican ▁doctrine . ▁ ▁Pri est ▁He ▁was ▁ord ained ▁to ▁the ▁priest hood ▁by ▁Patrick ▁McG ett igan , ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Rap ho e ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁cur ate ▁at ▁In ver ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 8 3 9 , ▁followed ▁by ▁as ▁a ▁cur ate ▁at ▁Let ter ken ny ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 8 4 0 , ▁and ▁then ▁the ▁parish ▁priest ▁in ▁B ally sh annon ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 8 5 5 . ▁ ▁Bishop ▁and ▁Arch bishop ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁Co adj utor ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Rap ho e ▁and ▁Tit ular ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Ger as ▁by