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William Ireland
English Jesuit and Catholic martyr
Feast: 24 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
William Ireland was a Jesuit who was put to death at Tyburn on 24 January 1679, together with John Grove, at the time of the Oates Plot.
In 1913 the Catholic Encyclopedia counted him among the English martyrs whose cause had been admitted at Rome, who were then styled Venerable.
The miracles
As a martyr he was raised to the altars without a miracle.
Why that counted as sanctity
One of the English martyrs who died for the Catholic faith at the time of the Oates Plot.
The cause
William Ireland has been beatified; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: Jesuits: the cause of William Ireland.
- Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), via New Advent - English Confessors and Martyrs (1534-1729)
- Roman Martyrology, 24 January (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q8012826 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — William Ireland (Jesuit) (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.