ANZCC note: One of three brothers who became priests:
Phil 1835-1908
Patrick 1843-1913
John 1856-1880.

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Ordination at Carcoar, Freeman's Journal, Sydney, 20 December 1879, p 14, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110563476:

(From our Correspondent.)
On Sunday, 7th instant, in the Church of the Immaculate Conception, at Carcoar, the Rev. John Ryan, the brother of the Rev. Philip Ryan, the zealous priest of the parish, was ordained priest by his Lordship the Right Rev. Dr. Quinn. The ceremony was rendered more than usually interesting both by the fact of the ordination taking place out of the cathedral church or a college, a most uncommon event, and by the circumstance that the two brothers of the young aspirant, themselves priests, were by his side, viz. —the Rev. Philip Ryan, of Carcoar, and the Rev. Patrick Ryan, of Newcastle.

The reverend gentleman had studied at St. Patrick's College, Thurles, and had passed eight years in a most successful course, giving satisfaction to his superiors in every respect. But his health failed, and his medical adviser declared that the only chance of prolonging his life was to seek the milder air of Australia. A year ago he landed here, and grave fears were entertained lest he should not recover ; but a change for the better soon appeared, and on Sunday last his powers were so far re-established as to enable him to go through the long ceremony without excessive fatigue. Besides the brothers of the young priest, the Rev. Jas. Kelly, of Orange, and the Rev. Joseph Horan, president of St. Stanislaus' College, were present and assisted.

After the conclusion of the interesting proceedings, the congregation, who had assembled in large numbers to witness the novel sight, to them, of an ordination, and that, too, of the brother of their beloved pastor, went to the large hall of the Convent of Mercy, where an address to his Lordship from the Catholics of Carcoar was read by Mr. McKillop, the manager of the Commercial Bank. His Lordship was supported by Messrs. Andrew Lynch, M.L.A., John Arkins, J.P., N. Connolly, jun., J.P., John Fagan, James Fitzpatrick, and many other gentlemen of influence. The address was as follows:—

To the Right Rev. Dr. Matthew Quinn,
Lord Bishop of Bathurst.
"My Lord,—We feel great pleasure in welcoming your Lordship on this auspicious occasion, viz, the ordination here of our worthy Pastor's brother—which we regard as a compliment not only to him, but to the whole Catholic body resident in the parish of Carcoar.

"We take this the first opportunity of congratulating your Lordship on your safe return after your recent long and arduous journey to the extreme limits of your vast diocese. We noticed with pride and pleasure the many expressions of grateful feeling on the part of the Catholics of the various towns visited by your Lordship.

"It has given us great satisfaction to observe the bold stand made by your Lordship, in conjunction with the Archbishop and the other Bishops, in issuing the Pastorals, so strongly insisting on the necessity of a good, sound, moral and religious education for Catholic children, and urging the rights of their parents to a fair share of the money voted by the State for educational purposes ; although, through the exertions of our indefatigable Pastor, in establishing Convents in the centre and extreme boundaries of the parish, the blessing of such an education has been placed within our reach without the slightest aid from the State. These buildings have been erected and schools established at a cost of nearly £6000, solely through the self-denial and generosity of himself and his people. At the same time we strongly protest against the injustice that will be inflicted on Catholics in the event of the Amended Education Bill now before the House being passed.
"We remain your Lordship's dutiful children in Christ,
(Signed on behalf of the parishioners.)
"Andrew Lynch, John Arkins,
"John Links, John N. Corry,
"F. W. McFadden, John Cody,
"J. A. McKillop."

In reply his Lordship said: I am much gratified, gentlemen of the committee, with the address you have presented to me. Before passing to any other topic I must express my sense of the fitness of all that you have said in praise of your parish priest. He has deserved well of you and of me. The event which has taken place in your midst this day has done so at his request that his brother might be ordained in his parish, and among his own people. It is a very unusual thing to hold an ordination away from the cathedral church or the college to which the student belongs, but Father Philip Ryan asked me to hold it here, and I was happy to grant his request, as I would, to show my esteem for him, have been glad to grant him any other boon that was in my power. I know not if the circumstances under which you have presented me with this address have been designedly chosen by you, but none more fitting could have been selected. The time is immediately after 49 of the members of the Legislature have asserted their resolve to trample upon the just rights of Catholics. The place is in this convent, one of the three high schools with which your zealous priest's labours have supplied you, and in this parish which from one end to the other has been so copiously enriched with means of education, that no parish in the diocese and few in the world can surpass it. The occasion is the admission of a young Levite to the ranks of the priesthood. In such events as these we see the strength of the Church, and while the piety of her children furnishes the ranks of her armies with earnest priests and self-sacrificing nuns, we need fear little the arms of the world arrayed against us, and all persecution will fail of its aim, from whatever source it comes. If the threatened measure be carried by the Legislature, whereby we are to lose all share of our taxes paid for education, I will introduce religious orders. I have already begun to negotiate for Christian Brothers from France, and other orders will be brought to the diocese also. With such assistants I shall never rest until, as I told Sir Henry Parkes some seven years ago, in every place where a Public school exists, I will have built a Catholic school by its side.

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Death of the Rev. John Ryan, Archdiocese of Cashel, Freeman's Journal, Sydney, 9 October 1880, p 5, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article133488668:

We extract the following from the Limerick Reporter and Tipperary Vindicator:—
We have to record the death of this distinguished young priest, which took place in Carcoar, Bathurst, in the 25th year of his age, on the 20th of last May. For nine years he pursued his studies in St. Patrick's College, Thurles, with the greatest success. In Greek and Latin, in English literature, in history, in philosophy, in theology, he was equally distinguished. He had great talents, but still greater industry, and as he had moreover a powerful memory, he was thus a student of the brightest promise, one who, had health remained to him till his studies should have been completed, would be equalled by few and surpassed by none of the same age, in the extent and accuracy of his knowledge. He was simple, humble, sensible, pious, and observant; and while in college he enjoyed the confidence alike of his superiors and fellow-students. Some four years back his health, which till then had seemed robust, gave way, probably from over attention to study, and despite medical care, and sojourns from time to time in the country, he was becoming weaker and weaker, and apparently far gone in consumption, when as a forlorn hope he went about a year and half ago to his brother the Rev. Philip Ryan, whose great services to religion for the fifteen years he has been on the mission in the diocese of Bathurst are known throughout Australia, and even here in his own country. His health rallied so much after his arrival in Carcoar, that some five months ago he was ordained priest for his native diocese of Cashel, by the Most Rev. Dr. Quinn, Bishop of Bathurst. Father Phil, as his brother is familiarly called in Australia, was after his hard and long labours allowed a few months ago to go on vacation, and accompanied the Most Rev. Dr. Murray, Bishop of Maitland, to Ireland, and Father Davern, and another Cashel man, and the deceased, were placed in charge of his parishes of Carcoar and Cowra, during his absence. On Saturday, the 15th of May, he caught a cold while hearing confessions in Cowra, and the following Thursday he was no more. Almost from the beginning of his illness he was attended by his colleague, Father Davern, and died full of peace amid the consolations of our holy religion. At his own request he was buried in Bathurst, beside his cousin, the Rev. Edmund O'Dwyer, another young priest who made his studies in Thurles College and who during his short career in Australia reflected credit on his alma mater and the Archdiocese of which he was a native. The bishop, the priests, and the people of Bathurst showed all the honour it was in their power to show to his memory. The Rev. Patrick Ryan, another brother on the mission in Sydney, was not able to reach his brother before his sad demise, but was present at his obsequies. It was only on last Thursday evening that the sad news reached Father Phil in Clonoulty, his native parish, where he is giving efficient aid to the Oblate Fathers, who are there conducting a most successful mission, and on Saturday morning an office and High Mass were celebrated in the parish church of Clonoulty for the soul of the deceased; the Very Rev. Father Kirby, O.M.I., being the celebrant of the Mass; Rev. John McGrath, deacon; Rev. Thos. O'Dwyer, St. Patrick's College, Maynooth, sub-deacon, Rev. James Callinan, C.C., Cashel; and Rev. Thomas O'Dwyer, C.C., Thurles, chanters. The students of the Thurles College choir were also present and helped in the rendering of the sacred music. Among those who attended were:—The Rev. F.F. Kirby, Brady and S. Lawrence, O.M.I.; Rev. D. Ryan, D.D., Cashel; Rev. James Callinan, C.C., do; Rev. S. Ryan, Rev. M. Ryan, Rev. D. Ryan, P.P., Clonoulty; Rev. D. Humphreys, C.C., do; Rev. Thomas O'Dwyer, C.C., Thurles; Rev. P. Murphy, Rev. Thomas O'Dwyer, Maynooth College, &c.

The Rev. Patrick Ryan does not belong to the archdiocese of Sydney, but to the diocese of Maitland. The rev. gentleman has been for a considerable time in sole charge of the missions of Lambton and Wallsend. His missionary career since his advent to the colony has been one of marked success. — Ed.]

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NSW death registration: John P. Ryan, parents Edward and Winifred Ryan, 6095/1880, Carcoar district.