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Aged 17 he went to Street Croix, in the West Indies, then a Danish colony, where his father"s cousin was a wealthy businessman.
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Walter Kirwan
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Kirwan reportedly disagreed with slavery and did not like the climate so he returned to Europe. After leaving Louvain he went to London. In 1778 he returned to Ireland and joined the established church (Anglican) and was appointed to Saint Peter"s Church, Aungier Street, Dublin.
In 1800 he was appointed Dean of Killala.
Kirwan married Wilhelmina Richards on 22 September 1798. He died on 27 October 1805 at his home in Mount Pleasant, Dublin.
Kirwan House, an orphanage for girls, was named in his honour due to his fundraising preaching on their behalf. In 1816 a volume of his sermons was published.
