William Walsh (bishop of Ossory, Ferns and Leighlin) explained

William Pakenham Walsh (4 May 1820 – 30 July 1902) was a 19th-century Anglican priest^[1] and author.^[2]

Born on 4 May 1820, he was educated at Trinity College Dublin and ordained in 1844. He held curacies at Ovoca and Rathdrum,^[3] after which he was the incumbent at Sandford, Dublin.^[4] In 1861 he held the Donnellan Lectures at Trinity College Dublin. From 1873 until 1878 he was Dean of Cashel and canon of Christ Church Cathedral. He was elected Bishop of Ossory, Ferns and Leighlin in 1878,^{[5] [6]} and held the office until he retired in 1897.^{[7] [8]} He died at Shankill, Dublin on 30 July 1902.^[9]

Walsh was the author of several works, including:

• Ancient Monuments and Holy Writ
• Heroes of the Mission Field
• Modern Heroes of the Mission Field
• The Decalogue of Charity
• The Voices of the Psalms

He married and had several children, including:

• Herbert Pakenham-Walsh (1871–1959), who was the inaugural Bishop of Assam.^[10]
• William Sandford Pakenham-Walsh, also a clergyman, who married in 1902 G. Maud Harmar.^[11]

Notes and References

1. "Handbook of British Chronology" By Fryde, E. B;. Greenway, D.E;Porter, S; Roy, I: Cambridge, CUP, 1996, 9780521563505
2. Amongst others he wrote "Moabite Stone", 1874; "The Angel of the Lord", 1876; "Ancient Monuments and Holy Writ", 1878; "Heroes of the Mission Field", 1880; "The Decalogue of Charity", 1882; "Echoes of Bible History", 1886; and "The Voices of the Psalms", 1889 > British Library website accessed 19:23 GMT 1 January 2010
3. [Who's Who|“Who was Who” 1897-1990]
4. "The Belfast News-Letter" (Belfast, Ireland), Monday, 21 February 1859; Issue 13313
5. "A New History of Ireland "Moody,T.M; Martin,F.X; Byrne,F.J;Cosgrove,F: Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1976
6. "THE WEEK" Jackson's Oxford Journal (Oxford, England), Saturday, 7 September 1878; Issue 6547
7. "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889
8. "THE CHURCH OF IRELAND" The Belfast News-Letter (Belfast, Ireland), Friday, 22 October 1897; Issue 25664
9. Bishop William Walsh. The Times Thursday, 31 July 1902; pg. 8; Issue 36834; col D
10. http://anglicanhistory.org/india/chatterton1924/26.html Project Canterbury
11. Marriages . 1 November 1902 . 1 . 36914.