. ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Tow l erton ▁House , ▁County ▁Car low ▁on ▁▁ 8 ▁August ▁ 1 8 8 7 ▁into ▁an ▁ecc les iast ical ▁family . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁the ▁ ▁Rev . ▁W . ▁H . ▁H od ges . ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁R ath min es ▁School ▁and ▁Tr inity ▁College , ▁Dublin ▁and ▁ ▁ord ained ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁Cur ate ▁at ▁Dr um cond ra ▁and ▁then ▁ ▁R ath min es . ▁Following ▁this ▁he ▁spent ▁seven ▁years ▁as ▁Dioc es an ▁Ins pect or ▁of ▁School s ▁ ▁for ▁Dublin , ▁Gl end al ough ▁and ▁K ild are ▁before ▁returning ▁to ▁R ath min es ▁as ▁its ▁inc umb ent , ▁serving ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁until ▁ 1 9 2 7 . ▁From ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁he ▁was ▁Princi pal ▁of ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁Ireland ▁Training ▁College ▁for ▁Te ach ers , ▁when ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁ ▁Bishop ▁of ▁L imer ick , ▁Ar d fert ▁and ▁Ag h ado e . ▁He ▁res igned ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁and ▁died ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁March ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁ ▁He ▁wrote ▁a ▁bi ography ▁of ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁Ireland ▁cl erg yman ▁Ernest ▁Lewis - C ros by . ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8 8 7 ▁birth s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁County