Thom's Irish Who's Who/Kennedy, Very Rev. Herbert Brownlow Kennedy

KENNEDY, Very Rev. Herbert Brownlow Kennedy, B.D., Dean of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin. Educ: Royal School, Armagh, and Trinity College, Dublin; 1st Honorman and Prizeman (Classics); B.A. (Resp.), 1886; Divinity Test; Ryan Prizeman, Downes Premium Liturgy (1st), and Written Composition, 1887; Elrington Theological Prize, 1888: B.D., 1889; M.A., member of Senate, Dublin University. Ordained (1886), for Curacy of St. Ann's. Dublin, 1886-92; Rector of Hollywood with Ballymore Eustace Dio. Glendalough. 1892-94; Naas with Killashee, Dio. Kildare. 1894-1900; St. Andrew's, Dublin. 1900-12; Mariners' Church, Kingstown, 1912-21; member of General Synod from 1906, and Standing Committee from 1920; Chaplain to the Lord Lieutenant from 1910; Canon of Christ Church Cathedral, 1916-20; Chancellor. 1920-21; Dean from 1921. Played for Dublin University Football Club 1st fifteen, 1884; ran with Co. Dublin Harriers, 1884-86; Dublin University Cycling Club, 1886; won Championship of Ireland, Seven Miles' Walk, 1885, time, 57 mins., 37 secs.; won One Mile Walk at Lewes, Sussex, 1885, time 7 mins., 31 sees., etc., etc. Recns.: motoring and swimming; m. 1890, Sophie Cope, younger dau. of William Colles, M.D., of 21 St. Stephen's Green, Dublin, Surgeon-in-Ordinary to the Queen in Ireland, Regius Professor of Surgery in Dublin University, and President of the Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland, and grand dau. of Abraham Colles, Professor of Surgery and President Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland. Res.: Corrig Castle Kingstown, Co. Dublin. Clubs: University, Dublin; R. Irish Automobile.