McGilligan, John, 1890, former Jesuit Novice and Priest of the Derry Diocese

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McGilligan, John, 1890, former Jesuit Novice and Priest of the Derry Diocese

21 October 1890-

Born: 21 October 1890, Hanover Place, Coleraine, County Derry
Entered: 23 September 1916, St Stanislaus College, Tullabeg, County Offaly
Ordained: 20 June 1915, St Patrick's College, Maynooth, County Kildare

Left Society of Jesus: 11 November 1918

Father was a merchant in Coleraine and died in 1917. Mother then resided at The Villas, Castlerock, County Derry.

Third eldest of a family of twelve, with eight boys and five girls.

Early education was a non-Catholic private school, in Coleraine, then at home and then at St Columb’s, Derry. Then in 1904 he went to Clongowes Wood College SJ until 1908. he then began to study Medicine at UCD, but only for a few months, returning home to Castlerock, studying privately and passed First Arts. in 1909.

Entered the Novitiate 07 September 1909 at Tullabeg, and left in February 1910. He then returned to St Columb’s Derry in preparation for entry to Maynooth. as a student of the Derry Diocese in 1911. He was ordained ar St Patrick’s College on June 20, 1915, and celebrated his first Mass at SFX Gardiner Street.. He was received again into the Society in 1916.

◆ Fr Francis Finegan : Admissions 1859-1948 - Entered 07 September 1909; LEFT 17 February 1910; Re-entered 23 September 1916; LEFT 11 November 1918

Hanover Place, Coleraine, County Derry; The Villas, Castlerock, County Derry