Francis McCormack

Francis McCormack (8 April 1833 – 14 November 1909) was an Irish Catholic bishop of the 19th and 20th century.

[2] His nephew, Captain Patrick McCormack, was shot dead on Bloody Sunday (1920) in disputed circumstances .

[5][6] He also condemned "assisted emigration," whereby landlords paid the fare to get rid of unwanted tenants.

[7] In 1887 McCormack was appointed to the Diocese of Galway and Kilmacduagh where he served until he retired due to ill health in 1908.

[8][9] He is buried in Galway Cathedral crypt, his papers are stored in the Diocesan archive.