Ulick Bourke

Priesthood, Deceased Person

1829 – 1887

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Who was Ulick Bourke?

Canon Ulick Joseph Bourke, was an Irish scholar and writer who founded the Gaelic Union, which later developed into the Gaelic League.

Among his works were The College Irish Grammar and Pre-Christian Ireland. Bourke was educated at Errew Monastery; St. Jarlath's College; and Maynooth College and was ordained as a Roman Catholic priest in 1858.

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Born
Dec 29, 1829
Castlebar
Religion
  • Catholicism
Profession
Lived in
  • County Mayo
Died
Nov 22, 1887
Castlebar

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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