John O'Molony

John O'Molony (1617 – 3 September 1702) was an Irish Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Killaloe from 1671 and as Bishop of Limerick during the Williamite War in Ireland. He was a Jacobite who spent much of his life in France, where he lived in exile throughout the final decade of his life.

Early life O'Malony was born at Kiltannon, County Clare, the son of Thomas O'Molony and Anne McMahon. From the age of 13 was he raised in the household of his uncle, Bishop John O'Molony (1591–1651). In late 1673 he was nominated by Irish bishops to establish an Irish theological college abroad, and O'Malony moved again to France to petition Jean-Baptiste Colbert. His efforts were successful and in 1677 the Irish College in Paris received a charter from Louis XIV. In his will he left 1,200 livres for a new Irish college in Paris, 300 livres for the support of students in the Collège des Lombards, and six bursaries for Irish students in the Lycée Louis-le-Grand.