June 1 FR. PATRICK J. McMAHON was born at Woodford, County Galway, Ireland in 1921. He died in a Manila hospital on June 1, 1962. Father P.J., as he was called, came to Dalgan seminary in 1941 after studying at St. Joseph’s College, Ballinasloe. He was ordained priest in 1947 and appointed to the Philippines where …
June 15 FR. MARTIN RYAN was born on January 23, 1929 at Muckalee, County Kilkenny, Ireland. He was ordained on December 21, 1953 and went to Mindanao in the Philippines where he worked in Gingoog, Dumalinao, Mambajao, Linamon, Maigo and Corpus Christi, Iligan City. In the 1980s, Father Martin became aware that he had a drinking …
June 23 FR. AIDAN S. LOVETT was born in 1944 at Bantry, County Cor, Ireland. He died on June 23, 1999 at St. Francis Hospice, Dublin. After his secondary studies at St. Colman’s College, Fermoy, Father Aidan went to Dalgan seminary, following the footsteps of his brothers, Father Cyril and Father Brendan. After his ordination on …
July 1 FR. JOHN DENNEHY was born in 1933 at Headford, Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland. He died at St. Anne’s Hospital, Cahirciveen, County Kerry on July 1, 2009. Educated at Rathmore N.S. and at St. Brendan’s College, Killarney, Father Jack, as he was called, came to Dalgan Park in 1952 where he was ordained in December …
July 19 FR. JAMES COLLINS was born at Swatragh, County Derry, Ireland in 1906. He died at Candelaria, Philippines on July 19, 1959. He was an uncle of Columban Neil Collins. After studying at St. Malachy’s College, Belfast, and at Queen’s University, Belfast, both in Ireland, where he completed his philosophy course, he came to Dalgan …
July 24 BISHOP HENRY BYRNE was born at Edenderry, County Offaly, Ireland in 1913. He died in a Manila hospital on July 24, 1983. After his secondary studies at St. Joseph’s College, Ballinasloe, Father Henry went to Dalgan seminary in 1931. He was ordained priest in 1937 and went to Rome for post-graduate studies. After receiving …
August 1 FR. PATRICK HICKEY was born in Subiaco, Perth, Western Australia on April 20, 1930. He died suddenly in the Epworth Hospital, Melbourne on August 1, 2013. Educated in the Sisters of Mercy School, Subiaco, St. Patrick’s Boys’ School, and the Christian Brothers College, Perth, he spent four years in the Commonwealth Bank before entering …
August 15 FR. PHILIP DONOGHUE was born at Malden, Massachusetts, USA in 1909. He died at Silver Creek, New York on August 15, 1982. After graduating from Boston College in 1928, Father Phil studied at Silver Creek and Omaha, where he was ordained priest in 1935. He went to Hanyang, China in 1936 and was there …
August 24 FR. RUDOLPH HOZA was born in the parish of Uniontown, Pennsylvania, USA in 1918. He died on August 24, 2001 in Rose Hawthorne Hospice Home, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA. Having studied at Silver Creek, Bristol and Nebraska, Father Rudy was ordained priest in December 1942. It was wartime, so his first appointment was to …
September 6 FR. PATRICK CAHILL was born at Knockanes, Headford, County Kerry, Ireland in 1924. He died suddenly in Kilgarvan, County Kerry, on September 6, 1974. After finishing his secondary studies at St. Brendan’s College, Killarney, Father Pat came to Dalgan Seminary in 1942. He was ordained priest there in 1948 and was assigned to the …
