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Born: 30 May 1918, Granard, County Longford
Entered: 07 September 1944, St Mary's, Emo, County Laois

Left Society of Jesus: 23 May 1945

Brother Novice

Father Patrick, was a farmer. Mother was Brigid (Maguire). Father was deceased 1942. Family lived at Kilasonna, Lismacaffrey, County Westmeath.

7th in a family of 10 with 2 Brithers and 7 Sisters.

Educated to 5th Standard, Primary school. He then worked on the family farm.

Baptised at Saint Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Church Street, Granard, County Longford, 01/06/1918
Confirmed at Saint Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Church Street, Granard, County Longford, by Dr McNamee of Ardagh, 18/05/1930

Born: 15 April 1875, Granard, County Longford
Entered: 07 September 1891, St Stanislaus College, Tullabeg, County Offaly - Hiberniae for Neo-Aurelianensis Province (HIB for NOR)

Left Society of Jesus: 1893

Early education at Granard, County Longoford

Born: 06 April 1890, County Longford
Entered: 13 January 1920, St Stanislaus College, Tullabeg, County Offaly

Left Society of Jesus: 14 January 1922

◆ Fr Francis Finegan : Admissions 1859-1948 - Brother Novice; A Clerk in London before Entry

Born: 18 May 1897, Main Street, Granard, County Longford
Entered: 23 June 1915, St Stanislaus College, Tullabeg, County Offaly

Left Society of Jesus: 1918

Father is a farmer and grocer and mother died in 1898.

Only child of the marriage to his mother. Has a half-brother and a half-sister from his father’s previous marriage. His father remarried again

Educated initially at his uncle’s National School with additional private tuition from him, and incuded attending carpentry classes at the Board of Agriculture in Granard, He then went to St Mel’s Seminary in Longford (1911-1914) and for his final year went to Mungret College SJ