An appreciation of Columban missionary Sr Marie Galvin

An appreciation of Columban missionary Sr Marie Galvin

On the journey of life, we are blessed to meet people who really influence us. We are able to genuinely say that they have made a difference. One such person for me was Columban Sister, Marie Galvin, whom we laid to rest on Monday 20th January 2020 at the Sisters’...
Report by Fr Pat Raleigh on Fr Michael Sinnott’s Funeral

Report by Fr Pat Raleigh on Fr Michael Sinnott’s Funeral

Fr Rat Raleigh recalls Fr Michael Sinnott as “A gentle and humble Columban Missionary who endeared himself to the poor and those who didn’t have a voice.” He reports on Fr Michael’s funeral which took place in Dalgan, on Wednesday 27th November 2019. The Dalgan...
St Columban’s Day: Journey to Bobbio

St Columban’s Day: Journey to Bobbio

Columban missionary Sr Ann Gray recalls some important insights she gleaned on her recent pilgrimage to Bobbio, where the great missionary St Columban died in November 615AD. A few months ago, I was fortunate to make my second pilgrimage to Bobbio, the place in Italy...
Fr Patrick Aloysius O’Conor

Fr Patrick Aloysius O’Conor

Fr Patrick (‘Pat’) O’Conor was born on 14 January 1935 in Wexford. He was educated at Christ the King NS, Cork, St Nessan’s, and CBS Sullivan’s Quay, Cork. He came to Dalgan in 1952 and was ordained priest on 21 December 1958. He was assigned to Korea and spent his...
Remembering Fr Donal O’Dea

Remembering Fr Donal O’Dea

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...