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Luke Wadden

Short Name: Luke Wadden
Full Name: Wadden, Luke, approximately 1628-1691
Birth Year (est.): 1628
Death Year (est.): 1692

Luke Wadden (also known as Luke Wadding) (b. 1628; d. 1691) was born in Ballycogley Castle in Ireland, a still-existing castle built by the Wadding family that dates from the 13th century. They were colonists that prospered after the English invasion of that area, but the family left the castle and lost their lands following the invasion under Cromwell’s rule. He studied in Paris, earned his doctorate, and became bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of Ferns, in County Wexford, Ireland, sometime around 1683.

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