Fr Gerard Bellew

Fr Gerard Bellew

Fr Gerard Bellew was born in Dundalk on the 15th March 1938. He was educated in the CBS primary and secondary schools in Dundalk before joining the Columbans in Navan in 1955. He was ordained on 20th December 1961. His first appointment was to post graduate studies in...
Fr Francis Carr

Fr Francis Carr

Fr Frank Carr was born in Athenry, Co Galway on 30th April 1935. He was educated in Newcastle NS and St Mary’s College, Galway before joining the Columbans in Navan in 1953. He was part of our student exchange programme and studied theology for three years in Milton...
Fr Paul Kenny

Fr Paul Kenny

Fr Paul Kenny was born in Coolmeen, Co Clare on 29th June 1930. He was educated at Coolmeen NS and St Flannan’s College, Ennis before coming to Dalgan in 1948 where he was ordained priest on 21st December 1954. He finished an MA in Anthropology in Fordham, NY before...
Fr Martin Murphy

Fr Martin Murphy

Fr Martin Murphy was born on 14th April 1929 at Enniscorthy, Co Wexford. He was educated at Glenbrien NS, CBS Enniscorthy, and St Peter’s College, Wexford. He came to Dalgan in September 1948 and was ordained priest on 21 December 1954. Appointed to the Philippines in...
Fr Anthony Mortell

Fr Anthony Mortell

Fr Anthony (‘Tony’) Mortell was born in Mallow, Co Cork on 28th August 1935. He was educated at the Patrician Brothers, Mallow before coming to Dalgan in 1954 where he was ordained priest on 21st December 1960. Appointed to Korea in 1961, he was assigned to Kwangju...
Fr Terence Bennett

Fr Terence Bennett

Fr Terence (“Terry”) Bennett was born in Omagh, Co Tyrone on 15th December 1926. He was educated at Loreto Convent PES, and CBS Omagh. He came to Dalgan in 1944 and was ordained priest on 21st December 1950. Appointed to the Philippines, he was among the pioneer...