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'''Dean Anthony Cogan''' (1826–1872) was a nineteenth-century [[Roman Catholic]] [[Irish people|Irish]] [[priest]] (awarded the religious title of ''[[dean (religion)|dean]]''), born in [[Slane]],<ref>[http://www.navanhistory.ie/index.php?page=anthony-cogan Cogan, Dean Anthony (Historian) 1826-1872]</ref> who wrote a history of the [[Diocese of Meath]] in [[Ireland]]. Published in two volumes in 1862 and 1867, Cogan's ''[[The Diocese of Meath]]'' was an important history of [[Christianity]] in Ireland. | '''Dean Anthony Cogan''' (1826–1872) was a nineteenth-century [[Roman Catholic]] [[Irish people|Irish]] [[priest]] (awarded the religious title of ''[[dean (religion)|dean]]''), born in [[Slane]],<ref>[http://www.navanhistory.ie/index.php?page=anthony-cogan Cogan, Dean Anthony (Historian) 1826-1872]</ref> who wrote a history of the [[Diocese of Meath]] in [[Ireland]]. Published in two volumes in 1862 and 1867, Cogan's ''[[The Diocese of Meath]]'' was an important history of [[Christianity]] in Ireland. | ||
Anthony Cogan was born in 1826, one of five sons and three daughters of baker Thomas Coogan and his wife Ann Sillary,<ref name="di">[ | Anthony Cogan was born in 1826, one of five sons and three daughters of baker Thomas Coogan and his wife Ann Sillary,<ref name="di">[https://www.independent.ie/regionals/louth/drogheda-news/historian-and-priest-coogan-honoured-with-plaque/27110915.html Historian and Priest Cogan Honoured with Plaque] Drogheda Independent, June 6th, 2003.</ref> his mother converted from the Church of Ireland to Catholicism to marry. Cogan trained for the priesthood in [[St Finian's College|St. Finian's Seminary]] in Navan. | ||
Cogan's work, which included a humanitarian dimension, led to the naming of a housing estate in his memory: '[[Dean Cogan Place]]', located in [[Navan]], where he had served as a [[curate]].<ref name="di" /> | Cogan's work, which included a humanitarian dimension, led to the naming of a housing estate in his memory: '[[Dean Cogan Place]]', located in [[Navan]], where he had served as a [[curate]].<ref name="di" /> | ||
Latest revision as of 02:09, 11 September 2025
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Dean Anthony Cogan (1826–1872) was a nineteenth-century Roman Catholic Irish priest (awarded the religious title of dean), born in Slane,[1] who wrote a history of the Diocese of Meath in Ireland. Published in two volumes in 1862 and 1867, Cogan's The Diocese of Meath was an important history of Christianity in Ireland.
Anthony Cogan was born in 1826, one of five sons and three daughters of baker Thomas Coogan and his wife Ann Sillary,[2] his mother converted from the Church of Ireland to Catholicism to marry. Cogan trained for the priesthood in St. Finian's Seminary in Navan.
Cogan's work, which included a humanitarian dimension, led to the naming of a housing estate in his memory: 'Dean Cogan Place', located in Navan, where he had served as a curate.[2]
A plaque unveiled in 2003 adorns the wall of his birthplace on Main Street, Slane.[2]
References
- ↑ Cogan, Dean Anthony (Historian) 1826-1872
- ↑ a b c Historian and Priest Cogan Honoured with Plaque Drogheda Independent, June 6th, 2003.
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