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Blessed Conor O’Devany (c. 1532 – 1 (O.S.) / 11 (N.S.) February 1612; Cornelius O’Devany Irish: Concobhar Ó Duibheannaigh) was an Irish Roman Catholic bishop and martyr. Born in Drumkeen County Donegal he was educated at the Franciscan convent in Donegal Town. While in Rome he was appointed Bishop of Down and Connor by Pope Gregory XIII on 27 April 1582 and consecrated by Cardinal Nicolas de Pellevé on 2 February 1583.