Micheal O'Hea explained

Micheal O'Hea (12 August 1808 – 18 December 1876) was a 19th-century Irish Roman Catholic bishop.^[1]

Born in Rosscarbery, County Cork, Fitzgerald was educated at the Irish College in Paris.^[2] He was ordained a priest in September 1833. He served curacies in Timoleague, Castlelyons, Kilworth, Kanturk, Rathcormac and Conna.^[3] He was parish priest at Rosscarberry from 1850 to 1858; and Bishop of Ross from 1858^[4] until his death.^[5] He died in Skibbereen.

Further reading

• Web site: Love and War and Marriage . Cartlann . An Chartlann . 4 August 2024 . Father Michael O’Hea, gave me a good character, as a “smart, intelligent young lad,” recommending me to the world as one who would be found “honest and trustworthy.” Seven years after, the two of us were living in Skibbereen, and he, as Bishop O’Hea, turned me away from his confessional, telling me not to come to him any more. I had become a Fenian; his “smart, intelligent young lad” had turned out to be a bad boy. Such is life. .
• Web site: Our new (old) pipe organ! . Enniskeane & Desertserges Parish A Catholic Faith Community in County Cork, Ireland . Diocese of Cork & Ross . 4 August 2024 . The Sisters of Mercy in Clonakilty annals record that the installation of the organ was first proposed by then Bishop of Ross, Dr. Michael O’Hea, during a visit in 1874 (O’Hea was a native of Rosscarbery and was Bishop of Ross from 1858 to 1876.) Bishop O’Hea donated the first £5 towards the organ fund..
• Web site: St Patrick's Cathedral, Skibereen. skibbheritage.com . Skibbereen Heritage Centre. 4 August 2024 . The High Altaris dedicated to the memory of Bishop O’Hea (1858-1876).

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bishop Michael O'Hea † Deceased Bishop of Ross, Ireland . Catholic Hierarchy . Roman Catholic Church . 4 August 2024 . Bishop Michael O’Hea (born 12 Aug 1808, died 18 Dec 1876) Bishop of Ross.
2. Web site: The O'Heas of South West Cork . corkhist.ie . Journal of the Cork Historical & Archaeological Society . 4 August 2024 . Dr O'Hea was educated at the Irish College in Paris..
3. Book: Canning, Bernard. Bishops of Ireland 1870-1987. . Donegal Democrat. 296. 1988 . 1870963008.
4. , Handbook of British Chronology, pp. 442–443.
5. , A New History of Ireland, volume IX, pp. 367–368.