(1) He left Loughrea , County Galway after ordination for the Diocese of Clonfert in 1895 , and was appointed as a Roman Catholic priest to Maynooth between 1896 and 1904 .
(2) He left Loughrea , County Galway , after being dedicated to the Diocese of Clonfert in 1895 , and was appointed as a Roman Catholic priest between 1896 and 1904 after Maynooth .

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yes