Remembering Fr Donal O’Dea

Remembering Fr Donal O’Dea

by | Jul 31, 2019 | Features

Fr Pat Raleigh delivered the following homily at the funeral Mass for Fr Donal O’Dea at St Columban’s, Dalgan Park, Navan on 29 July 2019. Each one of us gathered here this morning, in this lovely Chapel where Donal was ordained, will bring our own memories of him. I...
Remembering Fr Donal O’Dea

Fr Donal Romuald O’Dea

by | Jul 27, 2019 | Gone but not forgotten

Donal (‘Donie’) O’Dea was born on 20 February 1928 in the Parish of Nenagh, Co Tipperary. He was educated in Ballina NS, De la Salle NS Castlebar, Quin NS Co Clare and St Flannan’s College, Ennis, Co Clare. He came to Dalgan in September 1945 and was ordained priest...