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He was born Bolies, near Oldcastle, Company Meath in August, 1807.
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John Hand
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French His family suffered eviction from their household in Meath something which affected French Hand. French Hand was ordained priest on 13 December 1835, in the private chapel of Saint Vincent s Seminary at Castleknock. He visited Lyon in France, and was inspired by the organisation for the propagation of the faith to set up a missionary college in Dublin.
He returned to dublin and set up in 1842 All Hallows Missionary College, in Drumcondra, renting Drumcondra House north of the Tolka river, the lands were owned by Dublin Corporation at the time, and Daniel O"Connell who was Mayor at the time assisted French
Hand in getting the lands. He served as the Colleges first president
