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Fr Columb (Colm) Rafferty
Fr Columb (Colm) Rafferty was born on 2 March 1929 at Craigavole, Swatragh, Co Derry. He was educated at Swatragh PES and at St Columb’s College, Derry. He came to Dalgan in 1947 and was ordained priest on 21 December 1953. Colm’s first appointment was to the...
Fr Leo Clarke
Fr Lawrence (Leo) Clarke was born on 12 January 1929 in Delvin, Co Westmeath. He was educated in Ballinvalley NS and St Finian’s College, Mullingar. He came to Dalgan in 1947 and was ordained priest on 21 December 1953. Leo was appointed to Korea where he would...
Fr Eamonn Finbarr Horgan
Eamonn Horgan was born on 13 October 1929 at Littlefield, Co Kilkenny. He was educated at Clinstown NS and St Kieran’s College, Kilkenny. He came to Dalgan in 1947, and was ordained priest on 21 December 1953 and assigned to Japan in 1954. His next sixty years...
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 ('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...
Fr Patrick Joseph O’Herlihy
Fr Patrick (‘Pat’) O’Herlihy died in St Columban’s Nursing Home early on 13 November 2018. Born in Berrings, Iniscarra, Co Cork on 5 August 1933, Pat was educated in Berrings NS, Presentation College, Cork and St Colman’s College, Fermoy, Co Cork. He came to Dalgan...
Fr Seán F. Doherty
Fr Seán F. Doherty was born on 22 March 1935 at Knockagulla, Lisdoonvarna, Co Clare. He was educated at Rathbane NS, Lisdoonvarna and St Mary’s College, Galway. He came to St Columban’s, Dalgan Park Navan in September 1953 and was ordained priest on 21 December...
Fr John Roderick Long
Fr John Roderick (‘Derrick’) Long was born in Loughrea on 13 November 1934. He was educated at the Convent of Mercy, Loughrea, St Brendan’s NS, Loughrea, and St Joseph’s College, Garbally Park, Ballinasloe. He came to Dalgan in 1953 and was ordained priest on 21...
Fr Dan Canniffe
Fr Daniel (Dan) Augustine Canniffe was born on 3 July 1928 in Bandon, Co Cork. Educated at Bandon NS, Hamilton High School, Bandon, and St Finbarr’s College, Farenferris, Cork, he came to St Columban’s, Navan in September 1945. Ordained priest on 21 December 1951,...
Fr Martin Ryan
Fr Martin Ryan was born on 23 January 1929 at Wildfield, Muckalee, Co Kilkenny. Educated at Muckalee NS and St Kieran’s, Kilkenny, he came to Dalgan in 1947 and was ordained priest on 21 December 1953. Martin was assigned to the Philippines, to the southern island...
Fr Thomas Kilkenny
Fr Thomas Kilkenny was born in Lecarrow, Carrowbehy, Castlerea, Co Roscommon on 23 July 1922. He was educated at Gorthaganny NS, Co Roscommon and Summerhill College, Sligo. He came to Dalgan in 1940 and was ordained priest in December 1946. Tom was assigned to...
Fr Michael McCarthy
Fr Michael McCarthy was born on 28 October 1939 in Bealnadeega, Co Kerry and attended Meentogues NS before going to St Brendan’s, Killarney and joined the Columbans from there in 1958. Ordained in 1964 he was appointed to Korea and after language studies was...
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 the...
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 a younger...
Fr Tom Parker
Fr Tom Parker died peacefully on 31 January 2017. Born in Glasson, Co Westmeath on 28 March 1924, he was educated at Glasson NS and St Finian's College, Mullingar. He came to Dalgan in September 1941and was ordained priest on 21 December 1947. After a year in...
Fr Michael Harrison
Fr Michael Harrison died rather suddenly in the Dalgan Nursing Home on 17 January 2017. Born on 21 March 1924 at Bunaduff, Castlegal, Co Sligo, he was educated at Castlegal NS and Summerhill College, Sligo. He came to St Columban's, Navan in 1942 and was ordained a...
Fr Bernard O’Connor
Fr Bernard O’Connor was born on 18 April 1934 in Ballymore, Co Sligo. He was educated in Ballymote Boys NS and St Joseph’s College, Ballinasloe before joining the Columbans in Navan in 1952. After ordination in Dalgan Park on 21 December 1958, Bernie was appointed...
