He became rector of Tullyaughnish[REF][REF] (Ramelton, Co. Donegal) in 1769 and died in late 1777 or, most likely, January 1778 at his home, Grovehall (a townland between Ramelton and Kilmacrenan - not Castle Grove near Letterkenny).
His death was reported in the first issue of the Dublin Evening Journal[REF] and a few days later in The Londonderry Journal [REF].