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Born: 01 July 1724, County Meath and Dublin City, County Dublin
Entered: 23 March 1746, Villagarcía, Galicia, Spain - Castellanae Province (CAST)
Ordained: 21 September 1751, Royal College Salamanca, Spain
Died: 18 February 1755, Dublin Residence, Dublin City, County Dublin
◆ Fr Edmund Hogan SJ “Catalogica Chronologica” : :
1750 Was in Dublin
His letters 1740-1753 are at the Irish College Salamanca
◆ Fr Francis Finegan SJ :
A Meath family but probably brought up in Dublin as he received his early classical education at the Dublin Jesuit School under Milo O’Byrne and John Ward. He also made some Priestly studies at Santiago and Salamanca before Ent 24 March 1746 Villagarcía
1748-1752 After First Vows he was sent to Royal College Salamanca and was Ordained there 21 September 1751
1752 He was sent to Ireland immediately after Tertianship and sent to a parish in Dunboyne (temporary or permanent is uncertain). he was already in poor health and he died in Dublin Residence 18 February 1755
(A long interesting letter describing his return journey from Spain and his first experiences in Ireland, has survived in the Salamanca papers).
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