Born: 31 October 1883, Kirwan Street, Dublin City, County Dublin
Entered: 07 September 1900, St Stanislaus College, Tullabeg, County Offaly

Left Society of Jesus: 1908

Father was a Constable in the Dublin Police.

Eldest of three boys and four girls.

Educated at O’Connell’s Schools, Dublin

1900-1902: St Stanislaus College, Tullabeg, County Offaly, Novitiate
1902-1906: St Stanislaus College, Tullabeg, County Offaly, Rhetoric
1906-1907: University College, Dublin, University studies
1907-1908: Mungret College SJ, Limerick, Regency