John mcquaid biography
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Name: McQuaid, John Charles
IDENTITY STATEMENT:
Reference Code: IE/DDA/AB8
Title: Papers of Archbishop John Charles McQuaid C.S.S.p.
Dates: 1913-1972
Level of Description: Fonds
Extent: 820 boxes approximately
CONTEXT:
John Charles McQuaid was born in Cootehill, Co. Cavan, on 28 July 1895, to Dr. Eugene McQuaid and Jennie Corry. His mother died shortly afterwards. He attended St. Patrick’s College, Cavan, Blackrock College and Clongowes Wood. He entered the CSSp (Congregation of the Holy Spirit) in Kimmage in 1913. He was ordained on 29 June 1924. McQuaid obtained his Masters grad at the National University of Ireland with his thesis entitled ‘Life and Philosophy of Seneca’. He received his Doctorate in Theology at the Gregorian University, Rome.
In 1925 John Charles McQuaid was appointed to the staff at Blackrock College where he remained until 1939. He served as Dean of Studies from 1925-1931 and President of the College from 1931-1939. He was appo
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John McQuaid
Professional Affiliation
Independent Journalist
Expert Bio
John McQuaid is a journalist and author, most recently of the book "Tasty: The Art and Science of What We Eat," which explores the biology and history of flavor from the origin of life to the modern food system. While working for the New Orleans Times-Picayune, he was lead reporter on a Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper series about market-driven fisheries collapses around the world, co-writer of a series that anticipated the city’s near-demise by Hurricane Katrina, and covered the levee failures that led to the flood. He also written about city-destroying super-termites, mountaintop removal coal mining, the global flower business, and Trump administration science policies for publications including Smithsonian magazine, The Washington Post, and Scientific American. He is the co-author of "Path of Destruction: The Devastation of New Orleans and the Coming Age of Superstorms." He lives in Silver Spring, Maryla
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John Charles McQuaid
Catholic Primate of Ireland (1895–1973)
John Charles McQuaid, C.S.Sp. (28 July 1895 – 7 April 1973), was the CatholicPrimate of Ireland and Archbishop of Dublin between December 1940 and January 1972. He was known for the unusual amount of influence he had over successive governments.
Early life and education
[edit]John Charles McQuaid was born in Cootehill, County Cavan, on 28 July 1895, to Eugene McQuaid and Jennie Corry. His mother died shortly after his birth. His father remarried and McQuaid's new wife raised John and his sister Helen as her own. It was not until his teenage years that John learned that his biological mother had died.[1]
McQuaid first attended Cootehill National School, the headmaster of which considered him to be an outstanding pupil. Thereafter, he attended St. Patrick's College in Cavan Town and then Blackrock College in Dublin, run by the Holy Ghost Fathers. In 1911, he entered Clongowes Wood College in County Kild