), was an Irish Jesuit priest and educationalist, who served as President of University College Dublin.
[1] Delany was born in 1835 in Leighlinbridge, County Carlow and received his early education in St. Patrick's, Carlow College before going on to Maynooth College he pursued further studies in the Gregorian University, Rome.
He returned to the jesuit St Stanislaus College, Tullabeg(Rahan), County Offaly, as master of novices and prepared them for BA examinations to the University of London similar to Carlow and Thurles Seminaries,[2] with the establishment of the Royal University students were prepared for its examinations instead.
[3] In 1909 he was appointed Provincial of the Society of Jesus(Jesuits) in Ireland, a post he held for three years.
[4] His brother Thomas Delany was also a priest, supported tenants rights during the Land League campaign.