Born: 16 November 1616, Clonmel, Co Tipperary
Entered: 03 September 1634,

Left Society of Jesus: 08 April 1636

Parents John Bray and Elizabeth Lee

Born: Clonmel, County Tipperary
Entered: 01 February 1907, St Stanislaus College, Tullabeg

Left Society of Jesus: 1907

◆ Fr Francis Finegan : Admissions 1859-1948 - Only lasted a few days

Born: 23 October 1914, Glenview House, Clonmel, County Tipperary
Entered: 07 September 1934, St Mary's, Emo, County Laois

Left Society of Jesus: 24 April 1936

Parents were farmers

Eldest of five boys with two sisters.

Educated at the High School, Clonmel, he then went to Mount Mellaray and then to Mungret College SJ

Born: 28 March 1883, Clonmel, County Tipperary
Entered: 07 September 1900, St Stanislaus College, Tullabeg, County Offaly

Left Society of Jesus: October 1900

◆ Fr Francis Finegan : Admissions 1859-1948 - LEFT 1st probation. No vocation, at least not then.

Born: 02 July 1916, Prior Park House, Clonmel, County Tipperary
Entered: 07 September 1934, St Mary's, Emo, County Laois

Left Society of Jesus: 12 November 1936 for health reasons

Father was in the motor trade and coach manufacturing business. Mother died in June 1927, and father remarried some years later.

Eldest of the first family of two boys. Second family is three girls and two boys.

Early education was at the Christian Brothers school Clonmel he then went to Mount Melleray for two years.

1934-1936: St Mary's, Emo, County Laois, Novitiate
1936-1937: Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin, Juniorate

◆ Fr Francis Finegan : Admissions 1859-1948 - Mount Mellaray student; Went to Rathfarnham without Vows, and LEFT from there due to ill health

Born: 09 March 1924, William Street, Clonmel, County Tipperary
Entered: 06 September 1941, St Mary's, Emo, County Laois

Left Society of Jesus: 28 April 1942

Father was Thomas, a labourer, and Mother was Margaret (O’Connell).

Youngest of five boys with two sisters (6th of 7).

Early education at Convent and National school in Clonmel he then went to CBS High School Clonmel

Baptised at Ss Peter and Paul's Church, Gladstone Street, Clonmel, County Tipperary, 12/03/1924
Confirmed at Ss Peter and Paul's Church, Gladstone Street, Clonmel, County Tipperary, by Dr Kinane of Waterford and Lismore, 10/05/1936

Born: 1619, Clonmel County Tipperary
Entered: 28 August 1641, St Andrea, Rome, Italy (ROM)

Left Society of Jesus: c 1642

◆ Old/17 has “Quirico” Ent 28/08/1641 St Andrea age 21

◆ CATSJ I-Y has “Quirick”; Ent 28/08/1641 St Andrea Age 19;
1642 Had studied Philosophy. Fit to teach the Higher Subjects

◆ Calendar of MacErlean Transcipts Addenda Irishmen who entered Rome and Spain 1561-1772 (Finegan)
James Quirk (Quirico) 21.5 of Clonmel, all philosophy
28 August 1641 Entered St Andrea Rome

◆ Francis Finegan SJ Biographical Dictionary 1598-1773
He was born in Clomnel, 1619, and he entered on his ecclesiastical studies at the Irish College, Rome, and having cmpleted his course of Philosophy (at the Roman College) was received into the Novitiate of Sant Andrea, August 28, 1641.

He left the Novitiate two years later, and having completed his studies, was ordained Priest. he seems to have spent the rest of his life in Rome. He was living there in 1678.