Fr John Smyth

Fr John Smyth

Fr John Smyth was born in Wood Cottage Straide, Foxford, Co. Mayo on 15th September 1938. He attended Straide National School and subsequently De La Salle Secondary School in Castlebar, making the 25-mile return journey on his bicycle daily. He entered St Columban’s,...
Compulsive Gambling

Compulsive Gambling

New Year sees many of us resolve to tackle our destructive habits. Kwon Byung-hee [Augustine] recalls Columban missionary Fr Paul White who established a recovery programme for gambling addicts and helped thousands of Koreans turn their lives around. Fr Paul White...
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 Columb (Colm) Rafferty

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...