Born: 22 July 1871, Castleisland, County Kerry
Entered: 14 August 1895, St Stanislaus College, Tullabeg, County Offaly

Left Society of Jesus: 1905

Educated at Christian Brothers Tralee and Mungret College SJ

Originally accepted by Provincial (Patrick Keating) for the Australian Mission

1895-1897: St Stanislaus College, Tullabeg, County Offaly, Novitiate
1897-1899: Valkenburg, Limburg, Netherlands (GER), Philosophy
1899-1904: Xavier College,Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Studying then Teaching and Editing “Xaverian”
1904-1905: Milltown Park, Dublin, Theology