The Irish and their descendants have given the Catholic Church of the United States the majority of its clergy. As an instance it may be stated that there are to-day 400 priests in thia Republic bearing only Irish names. They are as follows: — Brennan, 15; Brady, 22; Carroll, 13; Doherty, 16; Kelly, 25; Lynch, 21; M'Carthy, 15; M'Guire, 14; Meagher, 14; Murphy, 33; O'Brien, 24; O'Connor, 24; O'Neill, lßj Eeilly, 34j O'SulUvan, 18 j QuSun,, 16 ; Byan, 31 ; Walsh, 33.
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New Zealand Tablet, Volume IV, Issue 206, 16 March 1877, Page 9
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80Untitled New Zealand Tablet, Volume IV, Issue 206, 16 March 1877, Page 9
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