Fr Jeremiah Cotter

Fr Jeremiah Cotter

Fr Jeremiah (‘Jerry’) Cotter was born at Dunlisha, Douglas, Cork on 1st June 1930. He was educated at Christian Brothers N.S. and Christian Brothers College, Cork. He came to Dalgan in 1948 and was ordained priest on 21st December 1954. Jerry was appointed to Korea in...
Saying goodbye to my friend Fr Patrick Murphy

Saying goodbye to my friend Fr Patrick Murphy

From my youth I developed a strong friendship with the Columban missionaries that ministered in Jeju (Korea). Fr Patrick Murphy was in Mosulpo and I became a long-time friend, writes Kang Kyung-Sue [Andrew]. One afternoon at the beginning of summer the two of us sat...
Fr Joseph Flanagan

Fr Joseph Flanagan

Fr Joe was born in Ballinasloe, Co Galway on 25 April 1936 and he received all his early education there. He attended the Convent school and St Grellan’s and then went to St Joseph’s Garbally for secondary level. He joined the Columbans in Dalgan in 1955 and was...