May 21 FR. MARTIN FORDE was from Kilchreest, County Galway, Ireland where he was born in 1912. He died on May 21, 1976. He was a brother of Columban Father Bernard Forde. Fr. Martin was educated at St. Joseph’s College, Ballinasloe [1925-30] before coming to Dalgan in1930 where he was ordained priest in1936. In 1937, …
May 24 FR. TIMOTHY J. DONNELLY was born in 1918 at Cobh, County Cork, Ireland. He died in Dalgan on May 24, 1996. When Father Tim completed his secondary education at Presentation College, Cobh in 1936 he entered Dalgan seminary where he was ordained priest on December 21, 1942. Due to World War II, he …
April 25 FR. ROBERT JOSEPH “Bob” CLARK was born in Boston, USA, on February 12, 1939. His Columban studies took him to Bristol, Milton, and Dalgan, and on December 18, 1965, he was ordained priest in Milton. He was assigned to the Philippines, to the lakeside parishes of Binangonan, Cardona, and Morong, Rizal. In 1970, …
April 11 FR. DENIS MESCALL was born in 1924 at Watergrasshill, County Cork, Ireland. He died on April 11, 1995 at Bon Secour Hospital, Cork while being treated for a liver problem. When Father Denis had completed his secondary education at St. Finbarr’s College, Farranferris, Cork he entered Dalgan Seminary in 1942 and was ordained priest …
April 18 FR. MICHAEL DOYLE was born in Bohola, County Mayo, Ireland in 1923. He died in Los Angeles on April 18, 1986. Having completed his secondary studies at St. Nathy’s College, Ballaghaderreen, Ireland, F.ather Michael entered Dalgan in 1941 and was ordained priest there in 1947. He was assigned to the Philippines where he worked …
March 1 FR. PETER LEDDY was from St. Paul’s parish, Belfast, Ireland where he was born in 1911. He died at Blanchardstown Hospital, Dublin, on March 1, 1993. Having completed his secondary education at St. Malachy’s College, Belfast, Father Peter went to Dalgan in 1929 where he was ordained priest by Bishop Galvin on December 21, …
March 10 FR. JOHN LEAHY was born near Loughrea, County Galway, Ireland in 1932. He died at Middlesex Hospital, England on March 10, 1977. Father John studied [1945-50] at De La Salle College, Loughrea, County Galway before becoming a Post Office clerk. In 1954, he entered Dalgan seminary where he was ordained priest in 1960. He …
March 17 FR. EDMUND J. McGOVERN was born at Rathmore, County Kerry, Ireland in 1914. He died at Dalgan on March 17, 1976. While still in his early years Father Eddie’s family moved to Midleton, County Cork, Ireland. He attended Middleton Christian Brothers School and Mount Melleray Seminary, County Waterford, Ireland before coming to Dalgan Seminary …
March 25 FR. LUKE MULLANY was born in Bairnsdale, Victoria, Australia in 1897. He died in Melbourne on 25 March 1970. He was ordained priest at St Patrick’s Cathedral, Melbourne, in September 1919. He was one of two Melbourne diocesan priests to join the Society in 1922. The other was Romuald Hayes, a fellow curate …
February 19 BISHOP PATRICK H. CRONIN was born in 1913 at Moneygall, Dunkerrin, County Offaly, Ireland. He died on February 19, 1991 at Maria Regina Hospital, Cagayan de Oro, Philippines. Having studied at Tullamore Christian Brothers School and at St. Finian’s College, Mullingar, both in Ireland, Father Paddy came to Dalgan seminary in 1931 and …
