Michael Slattery

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Michael Slattery was born at Tipperary Town in Ireland in 1783, and was educated at the Abbey School there. He entered Trinity College, Dublin when only fifteen years of age, eventually earning a Bachelor of Arts degree. He then decided to become a Roman Catholic priest, and entrolled at the St. Patrick's, Carlow College. He was ordained in 1809, and continued at Carlow ast a professor of philosophy.

As a priest, Father Slattery served the parishes of Ulla in County Limerick for two years, and Borrisoleigh in County Tipperary for over twenty years.

In 1833 he we elected president of the St. Patrick's College, Maynooth.

He was elected to succeed Archishop Laffan as head of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly later that year, and was installed at Thurles Cathedral on February 24, 1834.

Archbishop Slattery died at Thurles on February 4, 1857.