Patrick Lavelle

Father Patrick Lavelle (1825–1886) was a priest and Irish nationalist. Lavelle was born in Mullagh, Murrisk, the son of a farmer. He was educated at the local hedge-school and St. Jarlath's, Tuam. He was ordained a Catholic priest at St. Patrick's College, Maynooth, in 1851. He became nationally known in 1860 for his actions against proselytism in Toormakeady and its resultant evictions.