THIS priest was a native of Leinster. He was accused by the heretics of celebrating Mass.<a href='#sdfootnote1sym'>1</a>He was hanged and quartered by order of the cruel tyrant Marshal Burrowes, and so deserved to obtain a martyr’s crown September 4th, 1597.See also Copinger and Wadding. <a href='#sdfootnote1anc'>1</a> For that he said Mass to Teig MacHugh.’ Copinger Please pray for final perseverance for all of us! May the martyrs of old inspire us all.

THIS priest was a native of Leinster. He was accused by the heretics of celebrating Mass.1 He was hanged and quartered by order of the cruel tyrant Marshal Burrowes, and so deserved to obtain a martyr’s crown September 4th, 1597. See also Copinger and Wadding. 1 For that he said Mass to Teig MacHugh.’ Copinger Please pray for final perseverance for all of us! May the martyrs of old inspire us all.

THIS priest was a native of Leinster.&nbsp;He was accused by the heretics of celebrating Mass.<a href="#sdfootnote1sym" rel="noopener noreferrer">1</a>He was hanged and quartered by order of the cruel tyrant Marshal Burrowes, and so deserved to obtain a martyr’s crown September 4th, 1597.See also Copinger and Wadding. <a href="#sdfootnote1anc" rel="noopener noreferrer">1</a> For that he said Mass to Teig MacHugh.’ Copinger Please pray for final perseverance for all of us! May the martyrs of old inspire us all.

4th September 1597 1597. JOHN STEPHENS

On the Catholic Martyrs of Ireland.A reading of Father Dennis Murphy's book 'Our Martyrs,' on Ireland's Catholic Martyrs.

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4th September 1597 1597. JOHN STEPHENS