Edmund Hogan

Hogan was born at Belvelly near Cobh, County Cork on 23 January 1831, the youngest son of William Hogan and his wife Mary Morris.

[1] He joined the Society of Jesus and studied for the priesthood in Belgium and France.

He returned to Ireland where he taught German for a year at Clongowes Wood College; and then languages and music in the Sacred Heart College, Limerick.

After extensive research in Rome Hogan published a history of the Jesuits in Ireland and a life of Saint Patrick.

He lectured on Irish language and history at University College Dublin, and was Todd Professor (Celtic) at the Royal Irish Academy.