Diarmaid Ó hUrthuile
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The Most Reverend Dermot O'Hurley |
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| Archbishop of Cashel | |
| Archdiocese | Cashel |
| Appointed | September 1581 |
| Term ended | 19 or 20 June 1584 |
| Predecessor | Maurice MacGibbon |
| Successor | David Kearney |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 9 September 1581 |
| Consecration | 10 September 1581 by Pope Gregory XIII |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1530 Lickadoon Castle, Lickadoon, Ballyneety, County Limerick, Lordship of Ireland |
| Died | 19 or 20 June 1584 Dublin, Kingdom of Ireland |
| Buried | St. Kevin's Church, Camden Row, Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Parents | William O'Hurley |
| Alma mater | University of Leuven |
| Sainthood | |
| Feast day | 20 June |
| Venerated in | Ireland |
| Title as Saint | Blessed |
| Beatified | 27 September 1992 Vatican City, by Pope John Paul II |
| Shrines | St. Kevin's Church, Camden Row, Dublin, Ireland |
Dermot O'Hurley (c. 1530 – 19 or 20 June 1584; Dermod or Dermond O'Hurley, Irish: Diarmaid Ó hUrthuile) was a Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cashel in Ireland during the reign of Elizabeth I who was put to death for treason. He was one of the most celebrated of Irish Catholic Martyrs, and was beatified by Pope John Paul II on 27 September 1992.
O'Hurley was born in Lickadoon Castle, Lickadoon, Ballyneety, County Limerick, around the year 1530. Dermot's father, William, was the O'Hurley clan's Chief of the Name and steward to James FitzGerald, 14th Earl of Desmond. As such, he was a member of the O'Hurley clan, who claim descent from the Dál gCais, one of the more powerful Irish clans in Munster's history.
O'Hurley was educated by tutors and then sent to Flemish Brabant to study at the University of Leuven. In 1551 he graduated with a Master of Arts degree, then a doctorate of Law and was appointed a professor of philosophy in one of that university’s greater colleges, where he remained for 15 years. In 1574 he was appointed a professor of both canon and civil law for the Faculty of Law of Reims University, where he spent 4 years.
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