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The Most Reverend Edward Doorly born in County Roscommon on 23 Nov 1868, died 5 Apr 1950, was an Irish Roman Catholic clergyman who served as the Bishop of Elphin from 1926 to 1950.〔(Bishop Edward Doorly ). ''Catholic Hierarchy website''. Retrieved 30 August 2011.〕 The national school in Forthill, Sligo was dedicated in honour of St. Edward as an expression of appreciation of the educational work of Bishop Doorly, the founder and first patron of the school. 〔(North Sligo building history )〕 The school was for both boys and girls, though they were taught in separate classrooms until 1975. In 1994 the school kept its name but moved to Ballytivnan.〔(History of St Edwards school )〕 Doorly park in Sligo was also named after the Bishop Doorly.〔(Sligo Today article )〕 The park contains an arch in his honor. In 1936, during the Spanish civil war, Doorly gave a passionate sermon in Sligo Cathedral describing the killing of priests in Spain. Following the sermon, 11 Sligo volunteers set off for Spain to fight for Franco.〔(Article on Sligo Volunteers in Spanish Civil war )〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Edward Doorly」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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