The Irish standard., 1908-01-11
He Was Born in Crookstown, Macroom,
County Cork, Ireland, in 1915, About
Ninety Three Years Ago.
Known as the Oldest Prelate in All Chris
tendon, Providence Blessed His
Many Undertakings.

The Most Rev. Daniel Murphy. d.
d.. Archbishop Of Hobart, Tasmania,
and the oldest prelatc in the world,
died there on Dec %.
Archbishop Murphy was born in
Crookstown, Macroom, Cork County,
Ireland, on June is, 1916, on tile eve OF
the day that Napoleon met his defeat
In Waterloo. lie sprang from ances-
try as distinguished for lineage Che
ing descended from Cathair Nor, and
Herelnon as illustrated for virtue,
says the Boston Pilot of Jan. 4.
His parents were models of Chris
tian virtue and were especially noted
for their charity. They were indeed
blessed i'm their children. ono WAS the
Very Rev. Denis Murphy, pastor OF
Kinsalc, famed as u Celtic scholar.
A. daughter, Sister Mary Frances II.
Murphy, for many years ruled the
Presentation Convent, Fcrmoy with
conslnlmatc prudence, then founded
the nollrishing establishment in lIo-
bart Town. where she died. II was
the Archbshops mnternal uncle who
translated the Limitation OF Christ"
into Irish verso.
At an early age ii was clear that
Daniel Murphy was called to the &C.
clcsiastical state.
He went through Maynooth College
and was ordained priest on Jan. .,
1888.
God called him to a missionary life.
which he began in Hydcrabad. India.
1t is not easy to measure the Difficult
young priest with no fellow priest
nearer than 400 miles. For the first
two years he was absolutely alone.
During this inc he studied with sue
cess the Hindostancc. Tamil and TeIc-
gu languages, and soon became prof.
cicnt in these tongues He also stud
leu AlanIc tIldL he HilSIlI DO aDlc W
Srapplc with the Mahom,nedans.
Caution, prudence and zeal were the
characteristics of Father Murphy. In
his energy, tircless, he obtained favors
and concessions alike from Parsec and
Bcngalcc, from Mallomlncdan and
Christian. Providence blessed his un-
Icrtakngs. Cntlloicity advanced, and
with the advent or 1845 came an en-
largcmcnt of tho India hierarchy.
Though hidden from tho eyes of
men, Gods eye was upon the Jealous
young missionary, for on the eve OF
ST. patrck's Day, 1876, no received II
brief appointing him coadjutor to DR..
ITennclIy, Vicar Apostolic of Madras.
The district OF Hydcrabad WAS erected
into I. vjcariatc apostolic and Father
Murphy was made the first bishop, be-
coming the youngest prclatc in tho
world
The conservation Of Bishop Murphy
took place in the church in Kinsale,
Cork County, Ireland, where his broth
cr was parish priest. The consccrator
was Bishop Murphy Of Cork, who had
confirmed him, and who was then in
his 82d year. The new bishop return :
cd to Rome, where he had the honor
of performing tho obsequies ordered
by the pope for Daniel O'Connell.
The name Of Bishop Murphy is
writ in the history of the Ind" For
20 long years Sepoy and Musselinan
We'd with those of his own to do him
! homage. Through tho mutny OF 1857
/ the magic Of his name saved thc
| Christian home and property from de-
struction and ruin. Accompanied by
Archbishop Persco afterwards; So
we'll known in ireland as papal legatc)
he visited cantonment and trench and
stockade, and chiefly owing to his in
innate knowledge Of the dialects and
caste customs, he avertcd disaster af-
ter disaster and converted defeat into
victory.
In common. with all Europeans in hla