Background
Sheridan was born at Togher, the son of Dionysius (or Dennis) Sheridan, a former Catholic priest who had converted to Protestantism.
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William Sheridan
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William Sheridan graduated from Trinity College, Dublin, and became chaplain to Sir Maurice Eustace, Lord Chancellor of Ireland. After Eustace"s death in 1665, he became chaplain to James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde. Sheridan married Mary O"Reilly, and they had one son.
William Sheridan was consecrated Bishop of Kilmore on 19 February 1682.
In 1691, he was deprived of the see for not taking the oaths to William and Mary. He left Ireland and spent the rest of his life in London, living in reduced circumstances.
An engraving of Sheridan by William Sherwin is held by the National Library of Ireland.
