Ba: It Was Hard To Say Goodbye After 70 Years

Ba: It Was Hard To Say Goodbye After 70 Years

Fr John McEvoy reports on the three farewell ceremonies held in Ba parish for the Columban missionaries as they leave Christ the King after 70 years of service. At the end of 1952 and the beginning of 1953 – 70 years ago – the Columbans took over the...
Fr Parig Digan

Fr Parig Digan

Parig Digan was born in Ballinahowen, Athlone, on 24th February 1929. He was educated at Rashina NS, and St Mel’s College, Longford. He came to Dalgan in 1947 and was ordained priest on 21st December 1953. His first appointment was to further studies in history and...
The Wonders of Pollination and Pollinators

The Wonders of Pollination and Pollinators

Our upcoming Spring Day in Dalgan with Dr John Feehan will focus in a special way on the wonders of Pollination and Pollinators. Our day will focus on the chapters of the story that can be read in spring. We will explore the summer chapters in greater detail during...
Fr Brendan Hoban

Fr Brendan Hoban

Brendan Hoban was born in Castlebar, Co Mayo on 27th June 1946. He was educated by the Mercy Sisters, Castlebar, De La Salle Brothers NS and St Jarleth’s College, Tuam. He came to Dalgan in September 1964 and was ordained priest on 11th April 1971. Appointed to Korea,...
I Protest, Therefore I am

I Protest, Therefore I am

Are rising levels of inequality, exclusion and the denial of participation a reason to protest asks Columban Fr Bobby Gilmore. History is made by successive shocks, of confronting and overcoming successive challenges. Societies progress, and in the end, having...