December 5 FR. JOHN O’CARROLL was born at Dromahair, County Leitrim, Ireland, in 1898. He died at Dalgan on December 5, 1972. Fr. Jack did his secondary studies at St. Patrick’s College, Cavan [1913-17], Ireland before going to St. Patrick’s College, Carlow, to study for priesthood. He entered Dalgan in January 1918 and was ordained priest …
December 12 FR. EAMONN BYRNE was born in Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland on July 23, 1929. He was ordained on December 21, 1953. Appointed to the Philippines he was assigned to Labrador, Pangasinan. From 1957 he was Chaplain at University of the East and Far Eastern University, Manila. He spent periods as Director of Student Catholic …
December 2 FR. SHAUN O’DONNELL was born in Derry City, Ireland on August 2, 1937 and died in Dalgan on December 2, 2011. He joined Dalgan seminary in Ireland in 1956 and was ordained priest on December 21, 1962. After language studies Father Shaun was appointed to Mindanao, Philippines. He served as parish priest in …
December 13 FR. AUGUSTINE O’LEARY was born in 1910 at Lickeen, Kilfenora, County Clare, Ireland. He died on December 13, 1993 at St. Columban’s, Manila. Having completed his secondary studies at St. Mary’s College, Galway, Ireland, Father Gus, as he was called, entered Dalgan seminary in 1928 and was ordained priest there on December 21, …
November 20 FR. ABRAHAM SHACKLETON was born at Rathmines, Dublin, Ireland in 1908. He died suddenly at Dalgan on November 20, 1978. Fr. Abe attended various Dublin schools until his father, an engineer, moved to Belfast, Ireland. He received practically all his secondary education at St. Malachy’s College, Belfast. He began his studies for priesthood at …
FR. FRANCIS McENNIS was born in 1916 at Kilconly, Tuam, County Galway, Ireland. He died on November 12, 1997 in a Manila hospital. Frank entered the seminary in Dalgan, Ireland in 1935 and was ordained priest there on December 21, 1941. Due to wartime travel restrictions he volunteered as a chaplain to the Royal Air …
November 1929: Fr. Edward Galvin, co-founder of the Missionary Society of St. Columban, visited Manila for the 1929 Congress November 1929: Fr. Edward Galvin, co-founder of the Missionary Society of St. Columban, visited Manila for the 1929 Congress November 4 FR. JAMES D. CORRIGAN was born at Ballygawley, County Tyrone, Ireland, in 1912. He …
November 1 FR. THOMAS BRENNAN was born in 1920 at Kilkelly, County Mayo, Ireland. He died at Navan Hospital on November 1, 2004. Educated at Kilkelly, Ballyfin and St. Mary’s College, Galway, both in Ireland, Father Tom came to Dalgan Seminary in 1940 and was ordained in 1946. All his overseas ministry – with the …
November 8 FR. PAUL RICHARDSON was born in Winthrop, Massachusetts, USA on March 5, 1929. He attended public schools before entering the seminary at Silver Creek in 1945. He continued his studies in Bristol, Omaha and Milton and was ordained by Archbishop Richard Cushing in the new Milton Seminary Chapel on December 18, 1954. Assigned to …
November 14 FR. BERNARD E. TOAL was born on October 17, 1915 in Gloucester, New Jersey, USA. He studied in Silver Creek, Bristol and Omaha and was ordained on December 18, 1943 at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Buffalo, New York. Because of World War II he …
