Fr Donal O’Farrell

Fr Donal O’Farrell

Fr Donal O’Farrell (’53) died peacefully at 1.15 pm Irish Time today, Monday 22nd January in the Dalgan Nursing Home. Present at his bedside were Eugene Ryan, Jack Chute, Colm Murphy, Staff Nurse Dee Horgan and Carol McEntaggart, Activities Coordinator in...
Fr Mattie Reilly

Fr Mattie Reilly

Fr Matthew (‘Mattie’) Reilly (1934-2018) was born in Bellair, Moynalty, Kells, Co Meath on 5 April 1934. Educated in Moynalty NS and St Finian’s College, Mullingar, he came to Dalgan in September 1952. He was ordained priest 21 December 1958. He was...
Letters from an Irish Missionary in China

Letters from an Irish Missionary in China

The Missionary Society of St Columban and the Congregation of the Missionary Sisters of St Columban were born from the vision of two young priests whom Providence brought together in the years between 1916 and 1920. Edward Galvin, on loan to the Diocese of Brooklyn,...
Columban Discovery Weekend 24-25 March

Columban Discovery Weekend 24-25 March

Are you looking for a chance to do something deeply satisfying and worthwhile with your life? Do you have a dream of doing some service service that’s pleasing to God and good for God’s struggling people? Is your faith important to you? Could God be...