David Carnegie Andrew Agnew

“ Besides the old diocese of Tuam, the Archbishop’s actual diocese included the territories of the suppressed sees of Ardagh, Killala, and Achonry. The clergy of Ardagh set up a monumental slab in Longford Church, and also established an exhibition in the University of Dublin, called “The Power-Trench Memorial;” an annual prize in money to be given to the son of an Ardagh clergyman who shall have distinguished himself in the Divinity class, prior to the commencement in each year. ”

“ The Trench family are best known to fame through having produced two Archbishops — one of the Clancarty family, and the other of the Ashtown line. The second son of the first Earl of Clancarty was Power Le Poer Trench. This esteemed Divine was born in Dublin on ioth June 1770. ”