Duke of Wellington had Carlow connections

On the 200th anniversary of The Battle of Waterloo, Carlow’s close connections to the victorious Duke of Wellington are of note. 

According to a book written in 1967 by Fr J.J Meehan about the local patriot Bishop Doyle (JKL) who was born in New Ross, the Bishop and the Duke of Wellington had some close encounters.

In an amusing account recounted in Meehan’s book, a Cathal O’Dwyer, an Irish member of the Westminster parliament, recalls how JKL was summoned to be examined at the House of Lords on matters concerning Ireland in March 1825 by peers.