 It was his support for this movement, led by Michael Davitt, which made the Vatican honour Michael Logue in Armagh with the dignity of Cardinal in 1893 rather than Walsh in Dublin.Walsh served on the Senate of the Royal University of Ireland (1883–4) and as part of the Commission of National Education (1885–1901).He was appointed Chancellor of the newly-founded National University of Ireland in 1908, a position he held until he died, after which he was succeeded by Éamon de Valera.