hiː ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd ɪn mˈaɪnɪŋ fɹʌmðə ɹˈɔɪəl kˈɑːlɪdʒ ʌv sˈaɪəns ɪn dˈʌblɪn, ænd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd æz ɐ dʒɪˈɑːlədʒˌɪst ɪnðə dʒˌɪəlˈɑːdʒɪkəl sˈɜːveɪ ʌv ˈaɪɚlənd.
He graduated in mining from the Royal College of Science in Dublin, and in 1870 was appointed as a geologist in the Geological Survey of Ireland.