Heber MacMahon | |
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Bishop of Clogher | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
See | Clogher |
In office | 1643–1650 |
Predecessor | Eugene Matthews |
Successor | Patrick Duffy |
Previous post(s) | Bishop of Down and Connor |
Personal details | |
Born | 1600 Inniskeen |
Died | July or September 1650 |
Heber MacMahon (Irish Éimhear Mac Mathúna) (1600 – 1650) was bishop of Clogher and general in Ulster.[1] He was educated at the Irish college, Douay, and at Louvain, and ordained a Roman Catholic priest 1625. He became bishop of Clogher in 1643 and a leader among the confederate Catholics. As a general of the Ulster army, he fought Oliver Cromwell at the Battle of Scarrifholis in 1650. He was defeated, taken prisoner and executed the same year.[2]
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