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Show Death of Very Rev. Canon Cahill, P. P., V. G., Tipperary. Sbprt!y after 10 o'clock on Friday night one of the brightest ornaments of the Catholic church in Munster passed away here in the person of the Very Rev. Canon Cahill. P. P., V. G., of the archdiocese of Cashel and Emly. The deceased had been in somewhat failing health for a considerable time, and. although his death was not quite unexpected, still when the news spread through the town this morning that he had breathed his last a painful shock was felt by every member of the community. com-munity. The deceased was a typical representative of the priest and the gentleman, and amongst those to 'feel the loss of his characteristic good nature na-ture most of all will be his brethren of the church, with all of whom he was held in the greatest reverence. Born in 1819," in what was then a part of . the parish of Mullmahone, but which has since been transferred to Drangan, he was one of the first students to enter Thurles college after its- foundation. Thence he proceeded to Maynooth, where he read a most distinguished course, at the end of which he was selected se-lected for the Dunboyne establishment. While at Maynooth he filled the office of assistant librarian, and during the temporary absence of Dr. Whitehead he discharged the duties of professor of mental philosophy with great sue- cess. After his ordination in 1849 he was appointed by Dr. Slattery, . the then archbishop of Cashel, to. a curacy cu-racy in Thurles, and after some time he was transferred to Tipperary, under the late Dr. Leahy, archbishop; but after a brief period be returned again to Thurles. In 1865 Dr. Leahy appointed ap-pointed him parish priest of Knock-avella, Knock-avella, where, during his pastoral charge, he built a parochial house, and was made canon of the chapter of the archdiocese. On the death of Dr. Leahy in 1875, Canon Cahill's was the second name of the three sent forward to Rome from which the pope was to select the future chief pastor of Cor-mack's Cor-mack's see. However, the Holy Father put aside the three names that were submitted, and made a choice of the late distinguished prelate. Dr. Croke, who had returned for a short time to his native land to recruit his shattered health. Dr. Croke soon showed his appreciation of Canon Cahill by appointing ap-pointing him parish priest of Murroe, and. after a year, transferred him to Lattin, and finally in 1SS4, on the death of the Right Rev. Monsignor How-ley, appointed him parish priest of Tipperary and vicar-general of tht archdioceses. |