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Joseph Walshe was Provincial of the Irish Vincentian Province 1909-1921.

Michael O'Sullivan CM was a Vincentian priest of the Irish Province. He played a significant part in the Cork presence of the Vincentians.

Henry O'Connor was Provincial of the Irish Vincentian Province 1932-1942. He was also President of Castleknock College 1926-1932.

Thomas Morrissey was Provincial of the Irish Vincentian Province 1888-1909.

Thomas McNamara was Provincial of the Irish Vincentian Province 1864-1867. He was President of Castleknock College for the same three years.
Here is an article which was published by Gary Culliton in the Irish Medical Times about Father McNamara's being 'solely or partly responsible for the founding of a large number of Dublin medical institutions': https://www.knockunion.ie/news/thomas-mcnamara-cm-svc-president-1864-67-9763

Buried in Castleknock: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/259983682/thomas-mcnamara_cm

The Irish province of the Vincentian Community was founded in 1833, inspired by the work of Vincent de Paul, who had founded the Vincentians in France in 1625. https://vincentians.ie/who-we-are/the-history-of-the-irish-vincentians/

Antoine Fiat was Superior General of the Vincentian Congregation 1878-1914.

Father Edward Ferris was a Kerryman who went to France at the age of 16 to join the Irish Brigade.
In 1758, at age 20, he entered the Vincentian novitiate in Saint Lazare in Paris. The Irish Province had not been established yet.
In 1771, he was Superior of the Seminary of Toul and Vicar General of the Diocese.
In 1774, he was appointed Superior of the ecclesiastical college of Amiens and became Vicar General of that Diocese.
After Maynooth College was established in 1795, Father Ferris was invited there and became Dean on 11 January of that year.

Father Ferris died in 26 November 1809.
His remains were transferred to Castleknock College Cemetery on 19 October 1875: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/260965902/edward-ferris_cm

Peter Duff was Provincial of the Irish Vincentian Province 1867-1888. He was also President of Castleknock College 1867-1873.
Buried in Castleknock: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/259986127/peter-duff_cm

Philip Dowley was the first Provincial of the Irish Vincentian Province 1848-1864.
Buried in Castleknock: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/259986110/philip-dowley_cm