Richard Walsh (bishop) explained

Richard Walsh DD (b Gortroe 1697;^[1] d Cork 1763) was an Irish Roman Catholic Bishop in the eighteenth century.^[2]

Walsh was a compromise candidate for the Bishopric of Cork. The two leading candidates were John O’Brien, Parish Priest of Castlelyons, and James Butler, nephew of the Archbishop of Cashel.^[3] He was consecrated on 10 January 1748 and served until his death.^[4]

Notes and References

1. https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bwalshr.html Catholic Hierarchy
2. Book: Fryde, E. B. . Greenway, D. E. . Porter, S. . Roy, I. . Handbook of British Chronology . Third . Cambridge University Press . Cambridge . 1986 . 0-521-56350-X . 344.
3. https://www.echolive.ie/corknews/arid-40147868.html Echo Live- the fascinating history of Cork’s bishops
4. http://corkandross.org/priests/most-rev-richard-walsh/ Diocesan web site