Denis Browne (1796–1864) was an Irish Dean in the middle of the 19th century."A New History of Ireland" Moody, T.W; Martin, F.X; Byrne, F.J; Cosgrove, A: Oxford, OUP, 1976
Browne was born in County Mayo and educated at Trinity College, Dublin.Alumni Dublinenses: a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860), George Dames Burtchaell/Thomas Ulick Sadleir p102: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935 He was for many years the incumbent at Enniscorthy. He was Dean of Emly from 1850 until his death. He was a close friend of John Gregg, Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross from 1862 to 1878."Memorials of the life of John Gregg, D.D" Gregg, R.S. p35: Dublin; George Herbert; 1879 His grandson was the man who buried the poet Rupert Brooke.
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