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John Coen was born in Roscommon in 1809, the son of Patrick Coen, a farmer. He entered T.C.D., on 18 Oct. 1830 and graduated B.A. in the spring of 1840 (Alumni Dubl., p.161). Afteerwards he became principal of the Abbey Hall classical school, Omagh. He later returned to Dublin where he is thought to have died. (T. O'Gorman to R. R. Madden, 9 June 1869. The letter is inserted in the National Library's copy of Coen's work The deserted college (Omagh 1842).)