Limited print run.
THE LIFE OF a bishop has changed since the era of Dr. James Browne, who presided over the Diocese of Ferns from 1884 until his death in 1917, and whose career is recalled in a book written by two of his relatives.
The book which had a limited print run, was written by Fr. Bill Cosgrave, the former parish priest in Monageer, and his brother Nick, an Enniscorthy accountant, who are related to Bishop Browne through their father, Nicholas, who was a nephew of the bishop.
It covers the Bishop's life and career from his birth in Bigbarn, Ballycogley, to his service as a parish priest in Piercestown and his subsequent appointment as Bishop of Ferns.
He presided over the Diocese through the land agitation years, the fall of Parnell, the First World War, and 1916. Before his death, he spoke out against the partition of the country.
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