William Tirry
Blessed William Tirry (Irish: Liam Tuiridh) OSA | |
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| Martyr | |
| Born | c. 1609 Cork, Ireland |
| Died | 12 May 1654 (aged 44 – 45) Clonmel, Ireland |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 27 September 1992 by Pope John Paul II |
| Feast | 12 May |
William Tirry (Irish: Liam Tuiridh) OSA (1609 – 12 May 1654) was an Irish Roman Catholic priest of the Order of Saint Augustine following the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland. He was captured by the priest hunters at Fethard, County Tipperary while continuing his priestly ministry covertly and was hanged at Clonmel, officially for high treason against the Commonwealth of England, but in reality as part of The Protectorate's systematic religious persecution of the Catholic Church in Ireland. Pope John Paul II beatified Friar William Tirry as one of the 24 officially recognized Irish Catholic Martyrs in 1992.