Edward Thomas O’Dwyer (1842-1917) was a Catholic bishop best known for his tenure as the Bishop of Limerick from 1886 until his death in 1917. O’Dwyer was also a prominent nationalist within the Catholic hierarchy, who supported Home Rule, opposed the British suppression of nationalists post-Easter Rising, and adhered to physical force republicanism. His letters to the press and to the British military administration became widely celebrated amongst nationalist Ireland.