Update from Fr Liam O’Callaghan in Pakistan

Update from Fr Liam O’Callaghan in Pakistan

Columban missionary Fr Liam O’Callaghan in Hyderabad in Pakistan has sent this update about the Columbans’ work in 2018. Greetings to you from the ‘land of the pure’ which is the meaning of the word Pakistan, I hope this finds you and your loved ones well and in...
100 native Irish trees planted in the grounds of Dalgan

100 native Irish trees planted in the grounds of Dalgan

To close the Columban Centenary Year (1918-2018) the Columban Ecological Institute in December planted 100 native Irish provenance trees within the grounds of Dalgan, at the crossroads near Dowdstown House. In November 2018, we organised a campaign which encouraged...
What the Future Holds for Us

What the Future Holds for Us

Fr Shay Cullen writes about a meeting among a small group of students over Christmas where the question of New Year’s resolutions inevitably arose. The students agreed to be totally honest and share their New Year’s resolutions with each other and share how they would...
Fr Eugene Ryan

Fr Eugene Ryan

Fr Eugene Ryan was born in Dublin on 25 July 1927. He attended O’Connell’s School and Belvedere College and worked for a while in the Civil Service before coming to Dalgan in 1947. Eugene was ordained on 21 December 1953 and assigned to Korea where the war was...
Fr Patrick Joseph Smyth

Fr Patrick Joseph Smyth

Fr Patrick Joseph (‘Paddy) Smyth was born in Athlone, Co Westmeath in 1929. He was educated at Ballina NS and St Muredach’s College, Ballina, and came to Dalgan in 1947. He was ordained priest on 21 December 1953. He was appointed to Japan in 1954 but after...