Dennis Cahill

Dennis Cahill was an Irish priest who founded several Catholic Parishes in the late 1700s in Maryland and Virginia in the Potomac River valley area.^[1]^[2]

Dennis Cahill was involved in the founding of several Catholic parishes in the Potomac River region. He performed the first Catholic mass in Allegany County, MD in 1791, and in 1792 he served Catholics in Chambersburg, PA.^[3]^[4]

Cahill is known for his role in the legend of the Wizard Clip.

References[]

^ Dichtl, John (May 2008). The first Mass was celebrated in Allegany County by Father Dennis Cahill.
^ Records of the American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia, Volumes 35-36. American Catholic Historical Society. 1924. pp. 126, 206.
^ "On This Site 1791". The Historical Marker Database. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
^ "The Growth of Catholicism in Our Area". The Diocese of Harrisburg. Retrieved August 11, 2021.

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[1] Dichtl, John (May 2008). The first Mass was celebrated in Allegany County by Father Dennis Cahill.

[2] Records of the American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia, Volumes 35-36. American Catholic Historical Society. 1924. pp. 126, 206.

[3] "On This Site 1791". The Historical Marker Database. Retrieved August 11, 2021.

[4] "The Growth of Catholicism in Our Area". The Diocese of Harrisburg. Retrieved August 11, 2021.

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