Conor O'Devany was an Irish Franciscan priest and the Catholic Bishop of Down and Connor who lived during a period of intense religious persecution in Ireland. Born in the early 16th century near Raphoe, he joined the Observant Franciscans at Donegal Abbey. He was appointed to his bishopric by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582. After years of avoiding arrest through the protection of local nobility, he was eventually captured in 1611 while performing the rite of Confirmation. He was executed in Dublin in 1612 for high treason.