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 112 MAURICE DORAN, or, O'DEORAN, Was either a Franciscan or Dominican friar, and was born at Leix, in the Queen's county; he was highly emi nent for exemplary conduct, and eloquent preaching. He governed his see of Leighlin but one year and eight months, and was then (about the end of the year 1525,) barbarously murdered by his Archdeacon, Maurice Cave nah, in the high-road near Glen-Reynold, because he had reproved him for his insolent obstinacy and other crimes, and threatened him with further correction. The mur derer was afterwards apprehended, and, by the command of the Lord-Deputy Girald Fitzgirald, Earl of Kildare, was hanged on a gibbet, erected on the same spot where he had committed the atrocious crime. The answer of Doran to those who advised him after his promotion to levy double subsidies on his clergy, in order to bring in the charges of his election, is worth recording:—“Se velle suos dum tondeantur non deglubi.” —That he would have h i s flock shorn, not flead. WILLIAM O'BRIEN DRURY, A skilful vice-admiral, was a native o f Ireland, w e be lieve o f the city o f Cork. He passed through the different inferior gradations o f rank, i n the time o f the American war, with great credit, and was present i n many brilliant actions. I n reward for his services, h e was appointed post captain, January 1 8, 1783, and during the peace he com manded the Spitfire guard-ship, a t Cork. When the war commenced against France, i n 1793, h e entered o n more active service, and was frequently employed o n the South-West coast o f Ireland, during that period, t o guard against the machinations o f the enemy, particularly sub sequent t o the naval expedition t o Bantry Bay, under General Hoche, and Admiral Morard d e Galles. From the Spitfire h e was removed t o the Trusty, o f fifty guns, and from thence t o the Powerful, line o f battle ship, o f - 1.