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Owen Young		Olivia Maria Bell

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Event Type	Date	Place
Birth	1750	Roscommon, Ireland
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Death	28/11/1800	Whitworth, Lancashire

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Young, Matthew, Bishop of Clonfert, an eminent mathematician and natural philosopher, was born in the County of Roscommon in 1750. He entered Trinity College in 1766, and was elected Fellow and took orders in 1775. In 1798 the bishopric of Clonfert and Kilmacduagh was most unexpectedly conferred upon him by Lord Cornwallis. He wrote several scientific works, including:Inquiry into the Phenomena of Sound, 1784; The Force of Testimony;Primitive Colours in Solar Light; Analysis of the Principles of Natural Philosophy, 1803. He was also a musician, an enthusiastic botanist, and somewhat of an artist. The Gentleman's Magazine says: "The versatility of his talents, the acuteness of his intellect, and his intense application to study were happily blended with a native unassuming modesty, a simplicity of manners, unaffected, and infinitely engaging; a cheerfulness and vivacity;..a firm and inflexible spirit of honour and integrity." One of the pleasures he hoped to derive from a country residence, on his appointment to the bishopric, was the opportunity of pursuing his botanical studies; but shortly after his elevation, symptoms of cancer developed themselves. Slowly dying from that dreadful disease, and shut out from social intercourse, he continued his studies with great activity - revising his works for the press, and even studying Syriac for the purpose of editing anew version of the Psalms, He died at Whitworth, in Lancashire,28th November 1800, aged 50. Bishop Young contributed largely to the Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy, of which he was one of the earliest members, and left some mathematical treatises in manuscript. [A Compendium of Irish Biography, Alfred Webb] Young Matthew (1750-1800), bishop of Clonfert; M.A. TrinityCollege, Dublin, 1774; fellow, 1775; D.D., 1786; his works include'Enquiry into Principal Phaenomena of Sounds and Musical Strings,'1784; and an amended version of the Psalms printed at DublinUniversity press (to Psalm cxli.), but not published. [lxiii.384] [Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22 * Index* Dictionary of National Biography] Edmund Burke and Matthew Young both educated Ballytore, Timolin,co. Kildare, Leinster [The Parliamentary Gazetteer of Ireland. Publ A. Fullarton andco. 1846 p. 199] 1798 Matthew Young, D.D. a native of Catlerea, in the countyof Roscommon, became a fellow of Trinity College, Dublin, andProfessor of Natural Philosophy in the University. He was selectedfor promotion as being "the most distinguished literary characterin the kingdom." He was generally considered a person of first-rateattainments in science, an exemplary divine, and of elegantmatters and cheerful disposition. His patent for this bishopricis dated February 2nd; and he was consecrated the next day inTrinity College Chapel, by the Archbishop of Tuam, assistedby the Bishops of Killala and Elphin. He was enthroned at Clonfert,by proxy, in May 1799. After an incumbency of less than twoyears, he was unhappily cut off by the disease of cancer onthe tongue, at the age of fifty years. His death took placeat Whitworth, in Lancashire, on November 28th, 1800. His bodywas brought to Ireland, and was interred in Trinity CollegeChapel. It is some-what remarkable, that no Bishop of Clonferthad died during the preceeding 116 years. Dr. Young was an early patron of the Royal Irish Academy,and a valuable contributor to its published "Transactions."He was also left behind him the following works, in print: 1. An Enquiry into the principal Phaenomena of Soundsand Musical Strings. 8vo. Dublin, 1784. 2. Ancient Gaelic Poems, collected in the Highlandsof Scotland. 4to. Dublin, 1787. 3. An Enquiry how far the Provost of Trinity College,Dublin, is invested with a Negative on the Proceedings of theSenior Fellows. (Anonymous) 8vo. Dublin, 1790. 4. State of the Case, respecting the Right of the Provostof Trinity College, Dublin, to exercise a controlling Negativeat the College Board; with the opinion of Counsel thereon. (Anonymous.)8vo. Dublin, 1792. 5. Demonstration of Newton's Theory for the Correctionof Spherical Errors in the Object-glasses of Telescopes. 4to.Dublin, 1792. 6. Philosophical Essays, viz.: On the Force of Testimony in establishing Facts contraryto Analogy. On the Precession of the Equinoxes. On the number of primitive colorific rays of Solar light. On the Velocity with which fluids issue from the aperturesin Vessels. 4to. Dublin, 1799. 7. An analysis of the principles of Natural Philosophy(being the heads of lectures, as found among his papers afterhis death). 8vo. Dublin, 1803. [173-175 Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The Succession of the Prelatesand Members of the Cathedral Bodies in Ireland, Vol. IV. MDCCCL] On Thursday last died at Whitworth, near Rochdale, Dr. MatthewYoung, Bishop of Clonfert in Ireland ; a Prelate of true christian piety and consummate knowledge in various branches of learning.[The Leeds Intelligencer published by Thomas Wright. Monday,December 1st, 1800]

Young, Matthew, Bishop of Clonfert, an eminent mathematician and natural philosopher, was born in the County of Roscommon in 1750. He entered Trinity College in 1766, and was elected Fellow and took orders in 1775. In 1798 the bishopric of Clonfert and Kilmacduagh was most unexpectedly conferred upon him by Lord Cornwallis. He wrote several scientific works, including:Inquiry into the Phenomena of Sound, 1784; The Force of Testimony;Primitive Colours in Solar Light; Analysis of the Principles of Natural Philosophy, 1803. He was also a musician, an enthusiastic botanist, and somewhat of an artist. The Gentleman's Magazine says: "The versatility of his talents, the acuteness of his intellect, and his intense application to study were happily blended with a native unassuming modesty, a simplicity of manners, unaffected, and infinitely engaging; a cheerfulness and vivacity;..a firm and inflexible spirit of honour and integrity." One of the pleasures he hoped to derive from a country residence, on his appointment to the bishopric, was the opportunity of pursuing his botanical studies; but shortly after his elevation, symptoms of cancer developed themselves. Slowly dying from that dreadful disease, and shut out from social intercourse, he continued his studies with great activity - revising his works for the press, and even studying Syriac for the purpose of editing anew version of the Psalms, He died at Whitworth, in Lancashire,28th November 1800, aged 50. Bishop Young contributed largely to the Transactions of the Royal Irish Academy, of which he was one of the earliest members, and left some mathematical treatises in manuscript.
[A Compendium of Irish Biography, Alfred Webb]

Young Matthew (1750-1800), bishop of Clonfert; M.A. TrinityCollege, Dublin, 1774; fellow, 1775; D.D., 1786; his works include'Enquiry into Principal Phaenomena of Sounds and Musical Strings,'1784; and an amended version of the Psalms printed at DublinUniversity press (to Psalm cxli.), but not published. [lxiii.384]
[Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22 * Index* Dictionary of National Biography]

Edmund Burke and Matthew Young both educated Ballytore, Timolin,co. Kildare, Leinster
[The Parliamentary Gazetteer of Ireland. Publ A. Fullarton andco. 1846
p. 199]

1798 Matthew Young, D.D. a native of Catlerea, in the countyof Roscommon, became a fellow of Trinity College, Dublin, andProfessor of Natural Philosophy in the University. He was selectedfor promotion as being "the most distinguished literary characterin the kingdom." He was generally considered a person of first-rateattainments in science, an exemplary divine, and of elegantmatters and cheerful disposition. His patent for this bishopricis dated February 2nd; and he was consecrated the next day inTrinity College Chapel, by the Archbishop of Tuam, assistedby the Bishops of Killala and Elphin. He was enthroned at Clonfert,by proxy, in May 1799. After an incumbency of less than twoyears, he was unhappily cut off by the disease of cancer onthe tongue, at the age of fifty years. His death took placeat Whitworth, in Lancashire, on November 28th, 1800. His bodywas brought to Ireland, and was interred in Trinity CollegeChapel. It is some-what remarkable, that no Bishop of Clonferthad died during the preceeding 116 years.
Dr. Young was an early patron of the Royal Irish Academy,and a valuable contributor to its published "Transactions."He was also left behind him the following works, in print:
1. An Enquiry into the principal Phaenomena of Soundsand Musical Strings. 8vo. Dublin, 1784.
2. Ancient Gaelic Poems, collected in the Highlandsof Scotland. 4to. Dublin, 1787.
3. An Enquiry how far the Provost of Trinity College,Dublin, is invested with a Negative on the Proceedings of theSenior Fellows. (Anonymous) 8vo. Dublin, 1790.
4. State of the Case, respecting the Right of the Provostof Trinity College, Dublin, to exercise a controlling Negativeat the College Board; with the opinion of Counsel thereon. (Anonymous.)8vo. Dublin, 1792.
5. Demonstration of Newton's Theory for the Correctionof Spherical Errors in the Object-glasses of Telescopes. 4to.Dublin, 1792.
6. Philosophical Essays, viz.:
On the Force of Testimony in establishing Facts contraryto Analogy.
On the Precession of the Equinoxes.
On the number of primitive colorific rays of Solar light.
On the Velocity with which fluids issue from the aperturesin Vessels. 4to. Dublin, 1799.
7. An analysis of the principles of Natural Philosophy(being the heads of lectures, as found among his papers afterhis death). 8vo. Dublin, 1803.
[173-175 Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The Succession of the Prelatesand Members of the Cathedral Bodies in Ireland, Vol. IV. MDCCCL]

On Thursday last died at Whitworth, near Rochdale, Dr. MatthewYoung, Bishop of Clonfert in Ireland ; a Prelate of true christian piety and consummate knowledge in various branches of learning.[The Leeds Intelligencer published by Thomas Wright. Monday,December 1st, 1800]