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Walshe, Richard, 1583-1607, Jesuit Novice

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  • 1583-1607

Born: 1583, Waterford City, County Waterford
Entered: 01 October 1606, Madrid, Spain
Died: July 1607, Madrid, Spain
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◆ Francis Finegan SJ Biographical Dictionary 1598-1773

He was the son of James Walshe and Catherine Wise, and he was born in Waterford in 1583, and entered te Irish College, Salamanca, on October 16, 1604. Two years later, October 1606, he was admitted, on the recommendation of Father Richhard Conway, to the Novitiate of the Toledo Province at Madrid.

Before the First year of his Noviceship was complete he fell over and died. July 1607

An annotation by Father Conway says of him:- finem vitae fecit cum opinione singularis idolis et virtutis.