Bartholomew Crotty

Who was Bartholomew Crotty?

Rev. Dr. Bartholomew Crotty DD, was an Irish priest and Bishop of Cloyne, who served as Rector of the Irish College at Lisbon from 1799 to 1811 and later President of Maynooth College from 1813 until 1832.

Dr. Crotty was born in 1769 in Clonakilty, County Cork, and was one of the first students of attend the re-established Irish College in Lisbon, Portugal. He then served on the staff of the college for almost 20 years. In 1811 he returned to Ireland to Cloyne, before being appointed to Maynooth.

In 1833 he was appointed Bishop of Cloyne and Ross, he served until his death on the 3rd of October 1846. He bequeathed his Library to St. Patrick's College, Maynooth on his death. He is buried at the Presentation Convent, Midleton, County Cork.