Joseph Peacocke (archbishop of Dublin) - Early Life

Early Life

Born at Abbeyleix, Queen's County (now County Laois), Peacocke was the son of George Peacocke, who was a physician at Longford, and of his wife Catherine Ferguson. Educated at Trinity College, Dublin, he graduated BA in 1857 with a first-class divinity testimonium. He was senior moderator in history and English literature and won that year's Dublin University prize for political economy.

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