Thomas Croke

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Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cashel and Emly in Ireland

Religious FiguresLived 1823 to 1902 · aged 79

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D. was the second Catholic Bishop of Auckland, New Zealand (1870-74) and later Archbishop of Cashel and Emly in Ireland. He was important in the Irish nationalist movement, especially as a Champion of the Irish National Land League in the 1880s.

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Croke in the 1870s

Croke Park, the headquarters of the GAA, named after Archbishop Croke

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Thomas William Croke D.D. was the second Catholic Bishop of Auckland, New Zealand (1870-74) and later Archbishop of Cashel and Emly in Ireland. He was important in the Irish nationalist movement, especially as a Champion of the Irish National Land League in the 1880s. The main Gaelic Athletic Association stadium in Dublin is named Croke Park, in his honour.

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